Who you should notify of the death

There are the family and friends of the deceased to notify, and it can help to have a trusted family member or friend act as a point of contact.

Others who may need to know, but not necessarily straight away, are:

• Accountant
• Australian Electoral Office
• Australian Tax Office
• Centrelink
• Clubs, organisations and associations
• Department of Veteran's Affairs
• Email and social media accounts
• Employer
• Executor nominated by the deceased
• Financial Institutions – eg. banks, building societies, credit unions, credit card providers, loan companies and digital monetary accounts such as eBay and PayPal
• Home services - eg. nursing service, home delivery service, home appliance rental, medical aids rental company, cleaning or gardening services
• Insurance companies – including funeral, life, accident, home and contents, vehicle
• Local Government – rates and fire levy
• Vehicles – car lease, car registration
• Medical – dentists, specialists, hospitals, chemist, health benefits fund
• Medicare
• Post Office - mail delivery
• Solicitor and/or public trustee
• Superannuation companies
• Telecommunications – eg. phone and internet providers
• Utilities – eg. electricity, gas, water companies