Cemeteries and Crematoria Regulations 2025

For the purposes of section 59(c) of the Act, the following information is prescribed for the cremation of body parts which are not foetal remains—

the full name of the person to whom the body parts belonged;

a description of the body parts;

if known, the suburb, town or city of—

the address of the person to whom the body parts belonged; or

the last permanent address of the deceased person to whom the body parts belonged;

if known, the date of birth and the date of death (if applicable) of the person to whom the body parts belonged;

if known, whether the person to whom the body parts belonged is an identified veteran;

the date of cremation;

if the body parts that have been cremated are subsequently collected from a public cemetery for which the cemetery trust is responsible, the date of collection.

This regulation does not apply if an identifier or container reference number is assigned to the body parts.