Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

REGISTRATION OF DEATHS ABROAD ACT 1984 - SECT 14

             (1)  A registering officer shall not register a death under this Act if he or she knows, or has reason to believe, that the death has already been registered under this Act.

             (2)  A registering officer, other than the Registrar, shall not register a death under this Act if he or she knows, or has reason to believe, that an application for the registration of the death under this Act has been refused by another registering officer.