Thread: System working??

The situation regarding Death Register in NZ is actually a absolute disgrace - Having worked in the personal data area the paperwork is often filled out either by the Funeral home, Hospice ,often without regard to actual home address of the deceased.

Quite often because of the filing rules of the DIA the last address of the deceased is filled in as the Hospice or Funeral home. That makes it almost impossible for DIA and in turn the Police to get cross referenced notification of a Deceased FAL holder and to follow up to enquire as to the whereabouts of the contents of the previous owners firearm safe.

It's potentially an opportunity for things to go awry, Best advice I can suggest is to include a FAL holder (with appropriate endorsements) in your will to act as an assistant to the executor of your will. That's what I've done to take the stress away from at what could be a difficult time for the family.