Dear friends, Apologies in advance for being slightly off country - can anyone give me advice on acquiring a death certificate from Australia? A close friend is wanting the certificate of his brother Ming Kay LEE who died in an accident on the Gold Coast, which I assume is all in Queensland, in 1963. Hope this is possible? Regards, Paul (Bangkok)

Hi Paul Each state and territory in Australia holds their own BDM registers, here is the entry from NSW BDMs Registration Number Last Name Given Name(s) Father's Given Name(s) Mother's Given Name(s) District 2478/1962 LEE LIE MING 85 YRS SUMMER HILL ASHFIELD 8846/1964 LEE MING-KEE KAN-YUEN WAI-MAN TAREE Looks like he was registered in NSW Paul. http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ Google Turtle Consolidated, order and have Laurie send you a transcript by email, far cheaper option than purchasing a registered copy, that is unless he requires it to be a formal certificate where you will have to buy online through NSW BDM at full price. Maybe the other entry is another relation ? Hope this helps, Jenny -----Original Message----- From: Paul Cheesman Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 4:49 PM To: SSX-PLUS Mailing List Subject: [SXP] Australian connection Dear friends, Apologies in advance for being slightly off country - can anyone give me advice on acquiring a death certificate from Australia? A close friend is wanting the certificate of his brother Ming Kay LEE who died in an accident on the Gold Coast, which I assume is all in Queensland, in 1963. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Paul, This is the full selected record Registration Number Last Name Given Name(s) Father's Given Name(s) Mother's Given Name(s) District Purchase Certificate 8846/1964 LEE MING-KEE KAN-YUEN WAI-MAN TAREE Buy Now If reg no 8846 / 1964 is the death, it was registered at Taree on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, which is a long way from the Gold Coast in Queensland. What extra information is his brother hoping to find. At lot will depend on who was the informant and what they new. Have a look at http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/bdm_fh.html At the bottom of the page is a list of approved transcription agents who provide full certificate copies for about half price. But if for legal purposes, you must use the Government issue. On the same page in the LH margin is a tab to Registry Records. If you click on that and scroll down you will see what information is captured in a normal death certificate. You might also try a selection of Google searches featuring Ming Lee 1964. There may be some newspaper reports. There should also be a coroner's report or autopsy, but it would probably need proof of relationship and a fee to get papers from NSW State Archives. Peter in Sydney

Sorry to intrude Alison, if one is not subscribed to any Australian lists it was easier to ask for advice on this one. I took the matter off list and Paul has ordered the Certified Death Cert. direct from NSWBDMs, a transcript was not an option under his friends circumstances. No further discussion... Thanks Jenny --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com