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From: "Graham Lewis" <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC] Authorised agent on death entry
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:10:57 +1000
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I think that it's wrong to assume an authorised agent was someone from a
hospital or undertaker - just as likely (or perhaps even more likely) that
it was a friend or neighbour, authorised in writing by widow/mother/son or
whomever to register the event, in order to save making a special trip to do
so him/herself. When the event took place at some distance from the place
of registration it wasn't uncommon for this to happen.

Cheers

Graham Lewis

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An authorised agent would be either someone from the hospital or an
undertaker I'd say. Someone who is legally allowed to give whichever bit of
information it is you're looking at, not necessarily related to the deceased
person.
Deb

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