Death Registration

Indonesia

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Indonesia Death Registration Certificates and Related Services

Certificates and Related Services

Certified Copies

Is the first copy of death certificate issued free of charge?

Yes

Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines

Upon completion of registration, the legislation should specify that an original death certificate should be issued to next of kin, free of charge.
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UNGOLF paras 352, 355

Indonesia Legal Analysis

The original death certificate is issued free of charge.
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Burial Permits and Disposal of Bodies

Does the law require that a death is registered before a burial permit can be obtained to dispose of a body?

Legislation should require the reporting of death to the civil registrar before a permit to dispose the body is issued, to incentivize death registrations. To enforce the requirement of death registration, funeral, burial and cremation services should be

Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines

Legislation should require the reporting of death to civil registrar before a permit to dispose the body is issued, to incentivize death registrations. To enforce the requirement of death registration, funeral, burial and cremation services should be required to request proof of reporting of death or death certificate before proceeding with services.
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UNGOLF para 357

Indonesia Legal Analysis

The law does not require that the death be reported to the civil registrar before the body may be buried or cremated.
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Does the law require that funeral, burial, and cremation services share records with civil registrar?

In countries where death registration is not a precondition for issuing a permit to dispose of bodies, custodians of funeral facilities, crematoriums and burial sites should be required to maintain a record of all deaths and to notify the civil registrar

Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines

Countries where death registration is not a precondition for issuing a permit to dispose of bodies, custodians of funeral facilities, crematoriums and burial sites should be required to maintain a record all deaths and notify the civil registrar which would alert the registrar of fact of death when death has not been registered.
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UNGOLF para 358

Indonesia Legal Analysis

Circular Letter No. 472.12/2701 requests regional heads to require the head of the cemetery service or the Regional Work Unit (SKPD) in charge of cemetery affairs to record deaths in the "Basic Cemetery Book" and report deaths to the district civil registration office. However, this report alone does not result in death registration.
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Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia Number 119 of 2017 Regarding the Appointment and Dismissal and the Main Duties of Civil Registration Officials and Registration Officers

Registration Linked to Access to Key Services and Other Incentives

Is proof of death registration required in order to access any public services or benefits?

Unclear

Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines

Some countries incentivize higher death registration rates by tying them to key benefits like accessing pension of deceased spouse or permitting remarriage. Some countries offer cash incentives to register deaths.
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UNGOLF para 559, 560

Indonesia Legal Analysis

It is unclear what public benefits or services are tied to death registration.
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Retirement of Legal Identity

Does the law specify the process to retire legal identity after death?

Yes

Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines

When a death is registered, the civil registration authority must transmit this information to the identity management authority so that the identity management authority may retire or deactivate the unique personal identifier and the identity credential of the deceased individual. This information should also be shared with the population register (if a population register is maintained).
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UNGOLF para 85

Indonesia Legal Analysis

The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Department of Population and Civil Registration established the Population Administration Information System (SIAK) to maintain data on the registration of vital events, identity cards and numbers, and residence registration. Every district civil registration office is connected to SIAK. Therefore, when a death is registered at the district, it is automatically included in the population register.
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Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 95 of 2019 on Population Administration Information System