Guidance

Australia bereavement: death abroad

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

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 21 October 2016
• Last updated: 2 September 2020 — See all updates

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Australia: bereavement information

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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.

Published 21 October 2016

Last updated 2 September 2020 + show all updates

1. 2 September 2020

   Edited the attachment - FCO to FCDO

2. 7 June 2019

   Updated Australia Bereavement information - June 2019

3. 21 October 2016

   First published.