Notify Transport for NSW that a customer has died

Introduction

If a person with licences and/or vehicle or vessel registrations has died, you can advise Transport for NSW (TfNSW) by providing an appropriate document confirming the death.

The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages does inform TfNSW of a death, but it can take some time.

What you need

One of the following documents:

• death certificate (original or copy)
• newspaper death notice
• online newspaper notification (the live link)
• letter from a solicitor or the NSW Trustee and Guardian advising that the person has died
• a completed Advice of Death – PDF form together with proof of identity documents for the person who died and the person notifying of the death
  Note: An Advice of Death form cannot be sent by email or post
• in the case of a missing person presumed deceased, a 'Presumption of Death Order' issued by the Supreme Court (original or copy).
  Note: In this instance the Advice of Death form cannot be used.

How to notify

Submit one of the appropriate documents by:

• email to transactions.parkes@service.nsw.gov.au
• post to Service NSW, Parkes Middle Office, PO Box 21, Parkes NSW 2870
• visiting a Service NSW Centre.

More information

To transfer a registered vehicle or vessel to one of the following:

• administrator of the estate
• surviving joint registered operator, or
• next of kin,

visit:

• Transfer a vehicle registration due to the death of the registered operator
• Transfer a vessel registration due to the death of the registered operator.