Get a death certificate
A death certificate is the official record of a person’s death. It includes the medical cause of death and is often needed for financial or legal purposes.
After the provisional medical cause of death is confirmed, the coroner’s office sends a form to the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages so the death can be officially registered.
In most cases, the funeral director registers the death and applies for the death certificate for the family.
If not, the family can apply for a copy themselves.
For more information, contact the Births, Deaths and Marriages Office.
- About the Coroners Court NT
- Contact the Office of the Coroner
- Coronial process
- Coronial findings
- Coronial recommendations
- Reportable deaths
- When an autopsy is ordered
- Get a death certificate
- Arrange a funeral
- What is an inquest
- Direction hearings
- Witness in an inquest
- Road deaths in the Northern Territory