Coroners Regulations 2019

The fees payable in respect of the provision of copies of documents by the Coroners Court to a person are as follows—

Note

Prescribed fees may be waived, reduced or refunded in accordance with section 118 of the Act.

Schedule 1—Forms

Form 1

Regulation 13

Notice Restricting Access to:

*THE Place where A Death Occurred/*A PLACE REASONABLY CONNECTED TO THE pLACE WHERE A DEATH OCCURRED

(Sections 37(2) and 37(4) of the Coroners Act 2008)

YOU MUST NOT ENTER THE RESTRICTED PLACE WITHOUT AUTHORITY OF THE CORONER OR THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

THE RESTRICTED PLACE IS:

[description of restricted place/area]

Penalty: A person who enters or interferes with a restricted place without lawful excuse may be liable to a fine of 60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.

This notice is made pursuant to the order of the *State Coroner/*Deputy State Coroner/*Coroner/*Chief Commissioner of Police made on [date].

*Delete if inapplicable

Form 2

Regulation 13

Notice Restricting Access to:

*The Place where an Incident Occurred/*a place reasonably connected to the place where an incident occurred

(Sections 37(3) and 37(4) of the Coroners Act 2008)

YOU MUST NOT ENTER THE RESTRICTED PLACE WITHOUT AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

THE RESTRICTED PLACE IS:

[description of restricted place/area]

Penalty: A person who enters or interferes with a restricted place without lawful excuse may be liable to a fine of 60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.

This notice is made pursuant to the order of the Chief Commissioner of Police made on [date].

*Delete if inapplicable

Form 3

Regulation 14

Notice Restricting Access to:

*The place where a Fire occurred/ *a place reasonably connected to the place where a fire occuRred

(Section 38(2) of the Coroners Act 2008)

YOU MUST NOT ENTER THE RESTRICTED PLACE WITHOUT AUTHORITY OF THE CORONER OR THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

THE RESTRICTED PLACE IS:

[description of restricted place/area]

Penalty: A person who enters or interferes with a restricted place without lawful excuse may be liable to a fine of 60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.

This notice is made pursuant to the order of the *State Coroner/*Deputy State Coroner/*Coroner/*Chief Commissioner of Police made on [date].

*Delete if inapplicable

Sch. 1 Form 4 amended by S.R. No. 68/2026 reg. 5(1).

Form 4

Regulation 15

REQUIREMENT to GIVE Document or Prepared Statement to a coroner

(Section 42 of the Coroners Act 2008)

Court Reference:

IMPORTANT: DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT

As soon as you receive this notice, you should seek legal advice to help you understand the requirement and your obligations. Contact your lawyer or Victoria Legal Aid or a community legal centre for advice. (Information to the effect of the above advice to be printed in the English, Arabic, Cambodian, Cantonese, Mandarin, Croatian, Greek, Hindi, Punjabi, Sinhalese, Tamil, Urdu, Tagalog, Italian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Somali, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese languages and annexed to this notice.)

To: [name]

of: [address]

You have received this notice because the coroner is of the opinion that a document or prepared statement is required for the purposes of the investigation into:

*the death of the person described below.

Details of the deceased—

Name of the deceased:

Date of birth (if known):

Date of the death/suspected death:

Place of death/suspected death:

*a fire which occurred at [address] on [date].

WHAT YOU MUST DO

*You are required to produce the documents or types of documents specified below to the coroner: [specify documents]

*You are required to prepare a statement addressing the matters specified below by the coroner and give the statement to the coroner: [specify matters to be addressed in statement]

You are not required to give information in a statement to the coroner if the information provided in the statement would tend to incriminate you (section 50 of the Coroners Act 2008).

You are requested to advise the coroner in writing if you intend to rely on section 50 of the Coroners Act 2008 and will not comply with this notice.

You must comply with this requirement by [time] on the [date].

The address for delivery of documents or the prepared statement is: [address]

You can contact the Registry of the Coroners Court on 1300 309 519 if you have any questions about this requirement.

Issued at the Coroners Court, [venue] on the [date].

*State Coroner/*Deputy State Coroner/*Coroner

WARNING: Under section 42(3) of the Coroners Act 2008 it is an offence for a person who is required to provide a document or prepared statement under section 42(1) of that Act to fail, without lawful excuse, to comply with the order within the period specified by the coroner.

The maximum penalty for this offence is a fine of 20 penalty units.

*Delete if inapplicable

Sch. 1 Form 5 amended by S.R. No. 68/2026 reg. 5(2).

Form 5

Regulation 17

Summons to Attend as a Witness or Produce Documents

(Section 55(2)(a) and 55(3) of the Coroners Act 2008)

IMPORTANT: DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT

As soon as you receive this summons, you should seek legal advice to help you understand the summons and your obligations. Contact your lawyer or Victoria Legal Aid or a community legal centre for advice.

(Information to the effect of the above advice to be printed in the English, Arabic, Cambodian, Cantonese, Mandarin, Croatian, Greek, Hindi, Punjabi, Sinhalese, Tamil, Urdu, Tagalog, Italian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Somali, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese languages and annexed to this notice.)

To the witness: [name]

of: [address]

An inquest or preliminary hearing is to be held into:

*the death of the person described below.

Details of the deceased—

Name of the deceased:

Date of birth (if known):

Date of the death/suspected death:

Place of death/suspected death:

*a fire which occurred at [address] on [date].

What you must do:

You must bring this summons with you and—

🞏 attend court to give evidence as a witness

🞏 attend court to give evidence as a witness and also produce to the court the following documents or materials: [specify documents or materials]

🞏 produce to the court the following documents or materials: [specify documents or materials]

Where you must go:

The Coroners Court at [venue]

Address Phone

When Time Day Month Year

(or, if you receive notice of a later date or time from the Coroners Court, that later date or time.)

Issued at the Coroners Court, [venue] on the [date].

*State Coroner/*Deputy State Coroner/*Coroner

WARNING: If you fail to comply with this summons without lawful excuse, a coroner may issue a warrant for your arrest under section 59 of the Coroners Act 2008.