Guidance

Australia bereavement: death abroad

Information to help the friends and family of British nationals who have died in Australia.

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Includes information on:

  • what to do when someone dies in Australia
  • burial and cremation
  • returning bodies to the UK (repatriation)

See also what to do when someone dies: death abroad.

Updates to this page

Published 21 October 2016
Last updated 2 September 2020 + show all updates
  1. Edited the attachment - FCO to FCDO

  2. Updated Australia Bereavement information - June 2019

  3. First published.

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