Amend a certificate: printed forms
After submitting a Medical Certificate for Cause of Death, … you can submit an amended certificate to replace the original.
To do this, you must:
- complete a new medical certificate in full
- sign and date it with the current date
- write ‘Amended Certificate’ at the top of the certificate.
You can return the amended certificate by:
A. attaching the document in an email to these two government departments:
- the Ministry of Health: email Mortality_Administration@moh.govt.nz
- the Department of Internal Affairs: email ISBDM.RegistrationsTeam@dia.govt.nz
B. by posting to:
- Mortality Administration, Ministry of Health
- PO Box 5013 Wellington 6145
The cause of death coding will be reviewed and updated if required; and official BDM Death certificates issued following the updates will contain the correct information.
Amend a certificate: online forms
If you completed the original Medical Certificate of Cause of Death certificate via Death Documents, simply make your updates by logging into the Death Documents website.
Your submitted certificates are listed under the heading 'Recently completed documents'.
- Select the Amend button. It opens to a page called 'Amending a previously completed document'.
- Make your updates and save, then go to the Declarations page to review the changed document.
- To submit your amended form, select Confirm and print.