Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.
When a Filipino dies in Australia, the death is reported to the mission; the same filing can include the consular mortuary certificate for shipping a body, or a certificate for carrying cremated remains in an urn to the Philippines.
Where to apply in Australia
Civil Registry for ACT, QLD, WA, NT at the Embassy; NSW to the Sydney Consulate-General; VIC, SA and TAS to the Melbourne Consulate-General.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of the Philippines.
How to apply
Choose the case (report only, body shipment, or urn) | assemble the DFAT-apostilled death certificate and case documents | file in person (appointment on ext. 233) or by post with fee and prepaid express return envelope
Documents you need
- Signed ROD form (four copies in person; notarised originals by post)
- Apostilled death certificate plus three copies
- Cremation certificate where cremated
- Proof of Filipino citizenship
- For body shipment: funeral director's certificate, non-contagious disease certificate and transit permit from the Local Area Health Service, shipping details
- For urn: passport copies of the person carrying it
- Delayed-registration affidavit after 1 year
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: AUD 45.00 (Report of Death); AUD 45.00 for delayed-registration affidavit if applicable
Good to know
Page contains COVID-19-era shipment rules that may be outdated. Appointment needed only for in-person filing. Processing time not published. Both the Embassy and Melbourne Consulate General fee pages (read 2026-10-24) still state the schedule is as of 9 March 2016, so fees may have changed.
Official sources
- philembassy.org.au/consular/civil-registry/report-of-death-rod-and-…
- philembassy.org.au/consular/schedule-of-fees
- melbournepcg.org/?page_id=1074
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Philippines's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.
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