Applying for a death certificate in Tasmania

[Nova67]

I was thinking of applying for some death certificates from Tasmania. Tasmania does not have an online BDM database. The Tasmanian Names Index is the substitute at the present time or death notices in newspapers.

The fees are very expensive $AUD57.97 for a Standard certificate increasing to $59.21 from 1 July 2025.

The other issue is that they say that you have to provide your own personal information to prevent fraud. It does say that if the death is more than 25 years ago anyone can apply, but they still want to know what your relationship to the deceased person is. The certificates I wanted are from 1924 and 1934.

The sort of documents that want to prove you, the applicants, identity is the type of information from three different categories that you would provide for a police check e.g birth certificate, drivers license, Medicare card.

I ticked not applicable but it still insisted on agreeing with this to proceed.

https://www.justice.tas.gov.au/bdm/apply-online-your-checklist

What are they doing with the information collated?  No other state does this.

[Nova67]

Including attachment re privacy.

[mckha489]

Have you tried ticking “I agree” and proceeding further?

[Nova67]

Yes, and you need to upload your documents.

[wivenhoe]

Apart from the problems with the website order, the information you need might be available from another source.

For the deaths of interest to you, 1924 and 1934, where were these deaths....what part of Tasmania?

[Nova67]

Hobart.  I really just want to know if there is any variance with the mother’s surnames as Graham Jaunay’s site says that parents names may be included after 1914. One of the siblings has the mother with a different surname per her QLD death certificate. The only recording of the mother’s surname is upon her marriage.

I am concerned with the ethics of uploading multiple personal documents. I wanted to know what others thought. Also, if anyone has ordered online from Tasmania.

It does look as though the Northern Territory may require some personal identification. Not to the degree of Tasmania. I have ordered historical BDM certificates through every state in the past, but not the Territories.

[wivenhoe]

Parents names will only be included for children and unmarried adults.

I see death of James MOODY, 1924.

What death are you interested in for 1934?

"One of the siblings has the mother with a different surname per her QLD death certificate"
What name do you see?

[Nova67]

Wivenhoe, are you psychic?

Three of the siblings who died after 1914:

James Moody died 18 Feb 1924 at 13 Harrington Street, Hobart, Tasmania is one of the certificates I was after.

Richard Moody died 28 Jul 1934 at 74 King Street, Sandy Bay - no birth or baptism found and probably no death registration either. There is a death notice on Trove. Not on the list of those found in the Queensborough Cemetery exhumations. I find it so sad.

Elizabeth Hunter (previously Moody) died 22 Jun 1916 in Benevolent Asylum Dunwich QLD.  Parents listed as James Moody, Farmer, and Ann Murray.  Had a terrible life.

I know that their mother is meant to be Ann Barnes. I do not agree with the parents people have found for her. 

[Nanna52]

We tried to get my great grandfather’s death certificate, died 1942, and in the end gave up as the cost and requirements seemed outlandish.  We had a photo of his grave so knew the date of death.  Some certificates are on Family Search, but I think they were only births.