Tell us your national death data needs

You can use this form to be assessed for national death data if you are:

• applying as an organisation
• involved in institutional or educational research.

The details you provide on this application form will help us direct you to the most suitable products or services.

If you are researching your family tree (or if you are a genealogist) and the event took place outside Queensland, contact the interstate or overseas registering authority. If the event took place in Queensland, you can search our historical records for free.

1. Can you apply?

   1. Are you enquiring as an institutional or educational researcher or on behalf of an organisation? *

      • Yes
      • No

   2. You are not eligible

      Only organisations and institutional or educational researchers can use this form.

      Individuals need to contact the interstate or overseas registering authority to get a certificate or search historical records online.

   3. Are you outside Australia? *

      • Yes
      • No

   4. You are not eligible

      Only people within Australia can access the data we hold.

   5. Do you need national cause of death data? *

      • Yes
      • No
   6. Do you need jurisdictional cause of death data? *

      • Yes
      • No
   7. Do you need fact of death data? *

      • Yes
      • No

   8. This is not the form to use

      Apply for Queensland birth, death and marriage data or contact the interstate or overseas registering authority.

   9. By using this online service and providing an email address and contact number, I consent to the use of that email address and contact number for the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (RBDM) to contact me using the contact number and email that relates to this application. I understand that it is my responsibility to ensure that I have nominated a secure email address for RBDM to send correspondence to, and I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to ensure the security of that information when received.
2. Fill in your assessment request

   Tell us what data you require. *

   • National data—administrative cleansing
   • National data—statistics and research
   • Statistics and research data for Queensland only

   1. Please provide a detailed summary of your data requirements. * Tell us exactly what information you want.
   2. What do you intend to use the data for? * Provide a specific, detailed explanation of your intended use.

   Some data requests may need ethics approval

   We can only give you data that will be used for the public good (e.g. in research that benefits the community or to keep your administrative information up to date), and managed in a way that protects people’s privacy.

   3. Please provide your reasons for this request. * Be specific and give us as much detail as possible.
   Data can't be kept for long periods. You will need to give your reason for retaining the data and the proposed timeframes later in the application process.
   4. How often do you need this data? *

      • Once only
      • Daily
      • Weekly
      • Monthly
      • Yearly
      • Other
   5. Please provide the frequency: *
3. Contact details

   1. Organisation or educational institution name *
   2. Postal address

      1. Address line 1 *
      2. Address line 2
      3. 1. Town, city or suburb *
         2. State or territory *
         3. Postcode *
   3. Your name

      1. First name *
      2. Family name *
   The primary contact person may be acting on behalf of, or be an authorised representative of, the agency that takes full responsibility for the confidentiality assurances of all staff in the agency that will use or access the data if approved.
   5. Position title *
   6. Contact number * Mobile or work number
   7. Email * We will send information that relates to your application to this email.
4. Additional comments

   1. Please provide any additional comments.
Privacy notice
The Department of Justice and Attorney-General is collecting your personal information for the purpose of assessing your request under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023. The information on this form may be provided to law enforcement agencies and to government and non-government agencies for verification of the data.