{"id":"coroners-regulations-1997","name":"Coroners Regulations 1997","slug":"coroners-regulations-1997","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174376,"registerId":"wa-coroners-regulations-1997-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Coroners Regulations 1997","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nCoroners Act 1996\n\nCoroners Regulations 1997\n\nWestern Australia\n\nCoroners Regulations 1997\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3A. Terms used 1\n\n3. Pathologist 2\n\n4. State Coroner — form of oath of office 2\n\n5. Restriction on delegation 2\n\n5A. Applying court’s seal electronically 2\n\n5B. Applying signatures electronically 2\n\n5C. Documents issued by court in electronic form 3\n\n5D. Documents filed with court in electronic form 3\n\n5E. Time of electronic issue and lodgment 4\n\n6. Form of record of investigation into a death 4\n\n7. Form of certificate of disposal of body 4\n\n8. Request that post mortem be performed 4\n\n9. Direction to perform post mortem 4\n\n10. Form of order for exhumation 5\n\n11. Request not to exhume 5\n\n12. Form of notice of restriction of access to area 5\n\n13. Form of agreement of coroner to restricted access to area 5\n\n14. Form of authorisation, form of undertaking and requests for release of things 5\n\n15. Request for an inquest into a death 6\n\n16. Form of summons and warrant, and service of summons 6\n\n17. Interested persons for the purposes of section 44(3) 6\n\n18. Form of order of exclusion from an inquest 7\n\n19. Access to records 7\n\n20. Form of oath or affirmation for witness 7\n\n21. Fees for post mortem services 7\n\n22. Other fees 8\n\n22A. Fee exemptions 8\n\n23B. Who is an eligible individual 8\n\n23C. Application to be recognised as eligible individual 10\n\n23D. Recognition as eligible individual 10\n\n23E. False or misleading statements 11\n\n23. Refunds 11\n\n23A. Waiving fee for copy of document or transcript 12\n\n24. Resolution of disputes as to fees 12\n\n25. Recovery of unpaid fees 12\n\nSchedule 1 — Forms\n\nSchedule 2 — Fees for post mortem services\n\nSchedule 3 — Other fees\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 31\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nCoroners Act 1996\n\nCoroners Regulations 1997\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\nThese regulations may be cited as the *Coroners Regulations 1997*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which the *Coroners Act 1996* comes into operation.\n\n##### 3A. Terms used\n\nIn these regulations —\n\napproved form means a form approved by the State Coroner;\n\nauthorised user, of the ECMS, means a person who is registered with the court to send documents to the court, and to receive documents from the court, by means of the ECMS;\n\nECMS means the electronic case management system for the management of proceedings in Western Australian courts and tribunals;\n\neligible individual means an individual referred to in regulation 23B(2);\n\neligible individual fee, in relation to a matter specified in an item in Schedule 3, means the fee, if any, shown in column B for that item;\n\nfee, except in regulation 21, means a fee set out in Schedule 3.\n\n[Regulation 3A inserted: Gazette 4 Sep 2009 p. 3491; amended: Gazette 14 Jun 2016 p. 1872; SL 2021/150 r. 4.]\n\n##### 3. Pathologist\n\nFor the purposes of the Act a pathologist is a doctor with a qualification in pathology recognized by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia.\n\n##### 4. State Coroner — form of oath of office\n\nThe oath or affirmation of office for the State Coroner referred to in section 9 of the Act is to be in the form of Form 1 or 2.\n\n##### 5. Restriction on delegation\n\nThe State Coroner is not to delegate the power to conduct an inquest to a coroner’s registrar.\n\n[Regulation 5 amended: Gazette 11 Mar 2008 p. 816.]\n\n##### 5A. Applying court’s seal electronically\n\nFor the purposes of the *Courts and Tribunals* *(Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013* section 10, a document issued by the court in accordance with regulation 5C is authenticated if the electronic document bears a facsimile of the court’s seal.\n\n[Regulation 5A inserted: SL 2021/150 r. 5.]\n\n##### 5B. Applying signatures electronically\n\nFor the purposes of the *Courts and Tribunals* *(Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013* section 10 —\n\n(a) a document issued by the court in accordance with regulation 5C is authenticated if the electronic document identifies the person who issued it; and\n\n(b) a document filed with the court in accordance with regulation 5D is authenticated if the name of the person who signed the document is stated in the electronic version of the document at any place where a signature appears in the paper version of the document.\n\n[Regulation 5B inserted: SL 2021/150 r. 5.]\n\n##### 5C. Documents issued by court in electronic form\n\nFor the purposes of the *Courts and Tribunals* *(Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013* section 12, if the court is required, permitted or authorised under the Act to issue a person a record, notice, order, report, summons, authorisation or other document that is not required to be served personally, the court may issue the document to the person in electronic form —\n\n(a) if the person is an authorised user of the ECMS — by means of the ECMS; or\n\n(b) if the person provides an email address for service — by email.\n\n[Regulation 5C inserted: SL 2021/150 r. 5.]\n\n##### 5D. Documents filed with court in electronic form\n\n(1) For the purposes of the *Courts and Tribunals* *(Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013* section 12, a person who is required or authorised under the Act to file a document with the court may file the document in electronic form —\n\n(a) if the person is an authorised user of the ECMS — by means of the ECMS; or\n\n(b) by email to an email address provided by the court.\n\n(2) A document that does not comply with the requirements of the ECMS is taken —\n\n(a) not to have been filed with the court; and\n\n(b) not to be part of the court’s record.\n\n(3) If an authorised user of the ECMS files a document with the court in electronic form by means of the ECMS but does so in error, the court may, with the consent of the authorised user, remove the document from the court’s record.\n\n[Regulation 5D inserted: SL 2021/150 r. 5.]\n\n##### 5E. Time of electronic issue and lodgment\n\nA document issued in accordance with regulation 5C or filed in accordance with regulation 5D —\n\n(a) by means of the ECMS, is taken to have been issued or filed on the day and at the time recorded by the ECMS; or\n\n(b) by email, is taken to have been issued or filed —\n\n(i) if the email is sent before 4 pm on a working day — on that day;\n\n(ii) otherwise, on the next working day after the day on which the email is sent.\n\n[Regulation 5E inserted: SL 2021/150 r. 5.]\n\n##### 6. Form of record of investigation into a death\n\nA record of investigation into a death to be kept under section 26(1) of the Act is to be in the form of Form 3.\n\n##### 7. Form of certificate of disposal of body\n\nA certificate permitting burial, cremation or other disposal to be issued under section 29(1) of the Act is to be in the form of Form 4.\n\n##### 8. Request that post mortem be performed\n\nA request to a coroner under section 36(1) of the Act to direct that a post mortem be performed on a body is to be made in writing and is to specify the reason why the post mortem is sought.\n\n##### 9. Direction to perform post mortem\n\nBefore giving a direction to a pathologist or doctor to perform a post mortem on a body under section 34(1) of the Act, the coroner is to take into account all of the medical information then available concerning the last illness of the deceased person, if it appears that the illness may be relevant to the death.\n\n##### 10. Form of order for exhumation\n\nAn order by the State Coroner under section 38(1) of the Act that a body be exhumed, is to be in the form of Form 5.\n\n##### 11. Request not to exhume\n\nA request under section 38(3) of the Act to the State Coroner asking that a body not be exhumed is to be made in writing and is to specify reasons why the body should not be exhumed.\n\n##### 12. Form of notice of restriction of access to area\n\nA notice under section 32(4) of the Act is to be in the form of Form 6.\n\n##### 13. Form of agreement of coroner to restricted access to area\n\nAgreement by a coroner under section 32(2) of the Act to a restriction imposed by a coroner’s investigator is to be in the form of Form 7.\n\n##### 14. Form of authorisation, form of undertaking and requests for release of things\n\n(1) An authorisation to a coroner’s investigator under section 33(3) of the Act is to be in the form of Form 8.\n\n(2) A request to a coroner to release any thing under section 33(5) of the Act is to be in writing and is to specify reasons why the release of the thing is sought.\n\n(3) An undertaking given under section 33(5) of the Act is to be in the form of Form 9.\n\n##### 15. Request for an inquest into a death\n\nA request under section 24 of the Act to a coroner to hold an inquest into a death is to be made in writing and is to specify the reason why the inquest is sought.\n\n##### 16. Form of summons and warrant, and service of summons\n\n(1) A summons issued under section 46(1) of the Act requiring a person to attend as a witness or to produce any document or other material is to be in the form of Form 10.\n\n(2) A summons under section 46(1) of the Act is to be —\n\n(a) served personally; or\n\n(b) left at the person’s usual or last known place of abode with a person who is, or appears to be, over the age of 16 years.\n\n(3) A warrant of apprehension issued under section 46(4) of the Act is to be in the form of Form 11.\n\n##### 17. Interested persons for the purposes of section 44(3)\n\nThe following persons are interested persons for the purposes of section 44(3) of the Act —\n\n(a) a spouse, de facto partner, child, parent or other personal representative of the deceased person;\n\n(b) any of the deceased person’s next of kin under section 37(5) of the Act;\n\n(c) a beneficiary under a policy of insurance issued on the life of the deceased person;\n\n(d) an insurer who issued such a policy of insurance;\n\n(e) a person whose act or omission, or the act or omission of an agent or servant of that person, may in the opinion of the coroner have caused, or contributed to, the death of the deceased person;\n\n(f) a person appointed by an organization of employees to which the deceased person belonged at the time of death, if the death of the deceased person may have been caused by an injury received in the course of employment or by an industrial disease;\n\n(g) the Commissioner of Police appointed under the *Police Act 1892*.\n\n[Regulation 17 amended: Gazette 30 Jun 2003 p. 2600.]\n\n##### 18. Form of order of exclusion from an inquest\n\n(1) An order made under section 45(1) of the Act excluding persons from an inquest is to be in the form of Form 12.\n\n(2) Where a coroner makes an order under section 45(1) of the Act he or she is to notify the State Coroner that the order has been made.\n\n##### 19. Access to records\n\n(1) Before the completion of an investigation into a death, a coroner may direct that part or all of the record of the investigation of the death be made available to such persons or class of persons as the coroner directs.\n\n(2) After the completion of an inquest into a death the coroner’s record of the investigation of the death is to be open to public access unless the coroner orders otherwise.\n\n##### 20. Form of oath or affirmation for witness\n\nThe oath or affirmation to be administered to witnesses at an inquest is to be in the form of Form 13 or 14.\n\n##### 21. Fees for post mortem services\n\n(1) The fee to be paid to a doctor who carries out a service referred to in an item of Schedule 2 is as set out opposite the relevant item in that schedule.\n\n(2) A doctor is not entitled to a fee set out in Schedule 2 if the doctor is in receipt of a salary from the State or is entitled to any other payment in respect of the service set out opposite the fee, unless the State Coroner agrees otherwise.\n\n[Regulation 21 amended: Gazette 4 Sep 2009 p. 3491.]\n\n##### 22. Other fees\n\n(1) The fees set out in Schedule 3 are payable in respect of the matters specified in that Schedule.\n\n(2) In relation to a matter specified in an item in Schedule 3 —\n\n(a) the fee payable by an individual who is not an eligible individual is the fee shown in column A for that item; or\n\n(b) the fee payable by an eligible individual is the eligible individual fee for that item.\n\n[Regulation 22 inserted: Gazette 14 Jun 2016 p. 1872.]\n\n##### 22A. Fee exemptions\n\nA person is not required to pay a fee in respect of a matter if —\n\n(a) a written law provides that the person is not required to pay a fee in respect of a matter of that type; or\n\n(b) the person has not reached 18 years of age on the day the fee would otherwise be payable.\n\n[Regulation 22A, formerly regulation 23A, inserted: Gazette 14 Jun 2016 p. 1873; renumbered as regulation 22A: SL 2021/150 r. 6.]\n\n##### 23B. Who is an eligible individual\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\nCentrelink means the Commonwealth agency known as Centrelink.\n\n(2) An eligible individual is —\n\n(a) an individual who holds one or more of the following cards issued by Centrelink —\n\n(i) a health care card;\n\n(ii) a health benefit card;\n\n(iii) a pensioner concession card;\n\n(iv) a Commonwealth seniors health card;\n\nor\n\n(b) an individual who holds any other card issued by Centrelink or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs of the Commonwealth that certifies entitlement to Commonwealth health concessions; or\n\n(c) an individual who is in receipt of a youth training allowance, or an AUSTUDY allowance, as defined in the *Social Security Act 1991* (Commonwealth) section 23(1); or\n\n(d) an individual who is in receipt of benefits under the Commonwealth student assistance scheme known as the ABSTUDY Scheme; or\n\n(e) an individual who has been granted legal aid under the *Legal Aid Commission Act 1976* or a legal aid scheme or service established under a Commonwealth, State or Territory law in respect of the proceedings in relation to which a fee would otherwise be payable; or\n\n(f) an individual who a coroner or a coroner’s registrar has directed is an eligible individual under regulation 23D(1).\n\n[Regulation 23B inserted: Gazette 14 Jun 2016 p. 1873‑4; amended: Gazette 20 Jul 2018 p. 2624.]\n\n##### 23C. Application to be recognised as eligible individual\n\n(1) A person may apply for a direction under regulation 23D(1) that, in respect of a matter specified in Schedule 3, the person is an eligible individual described in regulation 23B(2)(f).\n\n(2) An application is to be in the approved form and is to specify the matter in respect of which the individual is seeking to pay the eligible individual fee.\n\n(3) Despite anything else in these regulations, a fee is not to be charged in respect of an application under subregulation (1).\n\n[Regulation 23C inserted: Gazette 14 Jun 2016 p. 1874; amended: Gazette 20 Jul 2018 p. 2624.]\n\n##### 23D. Recognition as eligible individual\n\n(1) On an application under regulation 23C(1) a coroner or a coroner’s registrar may direct that a person is an eligible individual described in regulation 23B(2)(f) if satisfied that the person should be required to pay only an eligible individual fee in respect of the matter for either, or both, of the following reasons —\n\n(a) financial hardship;\n\n(b) the interests of justice.\n\n(2) A coroner or a coroner’s registrar may, before an application is determined, direct the applicant to provide to the coroner or the registrar further information relating to the application.\n\n(3) A direction to provide further information —\n\n(a) may be made in writing or orally; and\n\n(b) may require that the information is provided either in writing or orally.\n\n[Regulation 23D inserted: Gazette 14 Jun 2016 p. 1874‑5; amended: Gazette 20 Jul 2018 p. 2624.]\n\n##### 23E. False or misleading statements\n\n(1) A person who makes a statement or representation in an application made under these regulations, or provides further information in relation to an application, that the person knows or has reason to believe is false or misleading in a material particular commits an offence.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $1 000.\n\n(2) A coroner or a coroner’s registrar may revoke a direction made under regulation 23D(1) if satisfied, having given the person an opportunity to make a written submission, that the person has contravened subregulation (1).\n\n(3) If a direction is revoked under subregulation (2), the coroner or coroner’s registrar may —\n\n(a) order that the person in respect of whom the direction was made pay the difference between the fee the person paid and the fee that would otherwise have been payable by the person; and\n\n(b) make an order to enforce the order for the payment.\n\n(4) An order under subregulation (3)(b) may include orders relating to the future conduct of the matter to which the fees relate or the effect of anything that has been done in respect of the matter until the sum ordered to be paid has been paid.\n\n[Regulation 23E inserted: Gazette 14 Jun 2016 p. 1875‑6.]\n\n##### 23. Refunds\n\n(1) A coroner or a coroner’s registrar presiding in a proceeding may order the refund of the difference between the amount of a fee paid by a person in respect of the proceeding and the amount of the fee that the person was entitled to be charged under these regulations in respect of the proceedings.\n\n(2) A coroner’s registrar may direct the refund to a person of the amount of a fee, or part of a fee, paid by the person if the amount was paid in error.\n\n[Regulation 23 inserted: Gazette 14 Jun 2016 p. 1876.]\n\n##### 23A. Waiving fee for copy of document or transcript\n\nThe Court or a registrar may waive a fee referred to in Schedule 3 item 1 or 4 if the Court or registrar is satisfied that the waiving of the fee would assist in the efficient operation of the Court.\n\n[Regulation 23A inserted: Gazette 14 Jun 2016 p. 1876.]\n\n##### 24. Resolution of disputes as to fees\n\n(1) If a question arises as to the fee payable or applicable in a particular case, the question is to be determined by the State Coroner.\n\n(2) An application for a determination under subregulation (1) is to be in an approved form.\n\n[Regulation 24 inserted: Gazette 4 Sep 2009 p. 3492.]\n\n##### 25. Recovery of unpaid fees\n\nAny unpaid fee is a debt due to the State and may be recovered by action in a court of competent jurisdiction.\n\n[Regulation 25 inserted: Gazette 4 Sep 2009 p. 3492.]\n\nSchedule 1 — Forms\n\n**Form 1**\n\n[Reg. 4]\n\n*Coroners Act 1996*\n\n(Section 9)\n\n**OATH FOR STATE CORONER**\n\nI ................................................... (person’s name) ............................................... do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that I will well and truly serve the State, according to law, in the office of State Coroner, and I will do right to all manner of people after the laws and usages of this State, without fear or favour, affection or ill will.\n\nSo help me God!\n\n[Form 1 amended: Gazette 19 Apr 2005 p. 1295.]\n\n**Form 2**\n\n[Reg. 4]\n\n*Coroners Act 1996*\n\n(Section 9)\n\n**AFFIRMATION FOR STATE CORONER**\n\nI .................................................. (person’s name) ............................................... do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will well and truly serve the State, according to law, in the office of State Coroner, and I will do right to all manner of people after the laws and usages of this State, without fear or favour, affection or ill will.\n\n[Form 2 amended: Gazette 19 Apr 2005 p. 1295.]\n\n**Form 3**\n\n[Reg. 6]\n\n*Coroners Act 1996*\n\n(Section 26(1))\n\n**RECORD OF INVESTIGATION INTO DEATH**\n\nRef. No.\n\nI, ............................................................................, Coroner, having investigated:\n\n1. The death of .................................................................................................\n\n2. *Without holding an inquest.\n\n*With an inquest held at ..............................................................................\n\non .................................................................................................... 20........\n\n3. *Find that —\n\n*The identity of the deceased person was  \nand that death occurred on / / at  \nfrom (*state cause of death*)  \n*in the following circumstances  \n  \n  \n\n\n4. *Decide not to continue to investigate the death having determined under section 19A(1) of the *Coroners Act 1996* that the death was due to natural causes and was a reportable death solely because it appears to have been unexpected.\n\n5. *Make no finding as to how the death occurred having determined under section 25(1A)(b) of the *Coroners Act 1996* that there is no public interest to be served in making such a finding.\n\nComments:\n\nCoroner.\n\n* Delete those not required.\n\n[Form 3 amended: Gazette 1 Feb 2019 p. 225‑6.]\n\n**Form 4**\n\n[Reg. 7]\n\n*Coroners Act 1996*\n\n(Section 29(1))\n\n**CERTIFICATE PERMITTING BURIAL, CREMATION OR OTHER DISPOSAL**\n\nI, ............................................................................................., Coroner, PERMIT\n\n*Burial.\n\n*Cremation.\n\n*Other disposal, namely ......................................................................................... of the body of .........................................................................................................\n\nDated at .......................... the .......................... day of .............................. 20........\n\nCoroner.\n\n* Delete those not required.\n\n**Form 5**\n\n[Reg. 10]\n\n*Coroners Act 1996*\n\n(Section 38(1))\n\n**ORDER FOR EXHUMATION OF BODY**\n\nRef. No.\n\nTo:\n\nPostcode:\n\nInformation about the deceased person\n\n| Name   of |  |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\nInformation about the death\n\n| When   Where | Time Day Month Year |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\nInformation about the burial of the body\n\n| When   Where | Day Month Year<br> Postcode |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\nInformation about the making of this order\n\n| The body must be exhumed and taken to ................. and held until I order that it may be buried again. |\n| --- |\n\n\nInformation about the order\n\n| Made by   When   Signature | State Coroner<br>Day Month Year |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\n**Form 6**\n\n[Reg. 12]\n\n*Coroners Act 1996*\n\n(Section 32(4))\n\n**NOTICE RESTRICTING ACCESS TO AREA**\n\nRESTRICTED AREA\n\nNO ENTRY WITHOUT CORONER’S AUTHORITY\n\nPENALTY: $2 000 FINE\n\n**Form 7**\n\n[Reg. 13]\n\n*Coroners Act 1996*\n\n(Section 32(2))\n\n**RESTRICTION OF ACCESS**\n\nInvestigation into the death of ................................................................................\n\nDescription of area to which access has been restricted by Coroner’s investigator —\n\n.................................................................................................................................\n\n.................................................................................................................................\n\nReasons for seeking restriction of access —\n\n.................................................................................................................................\n\n.................................................................................................................................\n\n.................................................................................................................................\n\n.................................................................................................................................\n\n.................................................................................................................................\n\nIs access being restricted at the present time: Yes No\n\nIf Yes, specify the time and date when the restriction first imposed .....................\n\nPeriod for which restriction is sought ....................................................................\n\nRestriction agreed with\n\nRestriction not agreed with\n\n....................................\n\nSignature of Coroner\n\nDate: / / .\n\n**Form 8**\n\n[Reg. 14(1)]\n\n*Coroners Act 1996*\n\n(Section 33(3))\n\n**AUTHORISATION OF CORONER’S INVESTIGATOR**\n\nI, ..........................................................................., Coroner, reasonably believing it necessary for investigating —\n\nthe death of .............................................................................................................\n\nAUTHORISE ....................................................................................., a coroner’s investigator —\n\n* to enter (*specify place*) ................................................................................\n\n* to inspect (*specify place*) ............................................................................. and anything in it.\n\n* to take a copy of (*specify documents or classes of documents*) ...................\n\n* to take possession of (*specify things or classes of things*) at or between the hours of .............................. and .............................. during the period commencing the ............. day of ...................... 20........ and concluding on the ............. day of ........................ 20........ (*such period not to exceed one month after the date of this authority*).\n\nDated at .................... the ......................... day of ..................................... 20........\n\nCoroner.\n\n* Delete those not applicable.\n\n**Form 9**\n\n[Reg. 14(3)]\n\n*Coroners Act 1996*\n\n(Section 33(5))\n\n**UNDERTAKING TO COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS OF RELEASE**\n\nI, ...................................., Coroner, having taken possession of the certain things, or classes of things, pursuant to section 33 of the *Coroners Act 1996* for the purpose of an investigation into the death of .........................................................\n\nAuthorise the release of: .................... (*description of thing/s*) .............................\n\nTo ............. (*name of person to whom thing/s are to be released*) ........................\n\nOf ............. (*address of that person*) ......................................................................\n\nOn condition that ............. (*any conditions*) ..........................................................\n\nI, ............. (*name of person to whom thing/s are to be released*) ........................... enter this undertaking and acknowledge receipt of a copy thereof setting out my obligations concerning the conditions of release of the thing/s specified in this undertaking and I acknowledge that if I fail to comply with these conditions that I am liable to a penalty.\n\nSignature of person entering undertaking.\n\nI am satisfied that, before releasing the thing/s specified in this undertaking, ............. (*name of person to whom thing/s are to be released*) ........... understood the nature and extent of his/her obligations under the conditions of this undertaking and the consequences of his/her failure to comply with them.\n\nUndertaking entered on / / at  \nin the State of Western Australia before me\n\nCoroner.\n\n**Form 10**\n\n[Reg. 16(1)]\n\n*Coroners Act 1996*\n\n(Section 46(1))\n\n**SUMMONS TO GIVE EVIDENCE OR BRING DOCUMENTS**\n\nTo:\n\nPostcode:\n\nAn inquest is to be held into—\n\n| The death of   Which happened on | Day Month Year |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\nWhat you must do\n\n|  | You must go to the inquest and<br> Give evidence    Bring the following documents and materials |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\nInformation about the inquest\n\n| Where you must go   To be held at   <br>When | The Coroner’s Court of Western Australia    <br>Time Day Month Year |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\nInformation about this summons\n\n| Issued at   By    Signature | Date / /     State Coroner    Coroner    Coroner’s Registrar |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\nIf further information is required, telephone: ..................\n\n[Form 10 amended: Gazette 11 Mar 2008 p. 816.]\n\n**Form 11**\n\n[Reg. 16(3)]\n\n*Coroners Act 1996*\n\n(Section 46(4))\n\n**WARRANT OF APPREHENSION WHERE WITNESS FAILS TO APPEAR**\n\nIn the Coroner’s Court of Western Australia\n\nat .............................................................................................................................\n\nINQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF: .....................................................................\n\nTo all members of the Police Force of the State of Western Australia.\n\nThe witness who has failed to appear is .................................................................\n\nof ............................................................................................................................\n\nTHE WITNESS has neglected to appear at the time and place appointed in and by a Summons to attend as witness or to produce documents or other materials and it is proved to me, the undersigned Coroner, upon oath, that the said Summons was served on the witness.\n\nI AUTHORISE you to enter and search at any time with all force as may be necessary any dwelling‑house, building, premises, ship, aircraft or any place where the witness is suspected to be present AND I ORDER that you apprehend the witness and bring the witness before the said Coroner’s Court to answer the said Summons and to be further dealt with according to law.\n\nDated at .......................... the ................... day of ................................ 20.............\n\nCoroner.\n\n[Form 11 amended: Gazette 12 Feb 2013 p. 922.]\n\n**Form 12**\n\n[Reg. 18(1)]\n\n*Coroners Act 1996*\n\n(Section 45(1))\n\n**ORDER EXCLUDING PEOPLE FROM AN INQUEST**\n\nThis inquest is being held into—\n\n| The death of   Which happened on | Day Month Year |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\nInformation about this order\n\n| Who does it apply to?<br>    How long does it apply? | The Coroner has ordered that the following people:<br>must not enter the room where the inquest is being held.<br>This order applies—<br> From Time Day Month Year<br> To Time Day Month Year<br> For the whole of the inquest. |\n| --- | --- |\n| What if I have been summoned? | You must wait outside the room until you are called in to give evidence or deliver documents or other materials. |\n\n\nInformation about the making of this order\n\n| Made by<br>Where   When   Signature | State Coroner<br> Coroner<br>Time Day Month Year |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\n**Form 13**\n\n[Reg. 20]\n\n*Coroners Act 1996*\n\n**OATH FOR WITNESS**\n\nDo you solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the evidence that you give at this inquest touching the death (or suspected death) of ......................................... shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?\n\nSo help you God!\n\n**Form 14**\n\n[Reg. 20]\n\n*Coroners Act 1996*\n\n**AFFIRMATION FOR WITNESS**\n\nDo you solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that the evidence that you give at this inquest touching the death (or suspected death) of ...................... shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?\n\nSchedule 2 — Fees for post mortem services\n\n[r. 21]\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 4 Sep 2009 p. 3492‑3.]\n\n| **Item** | **Service** | **Fee** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. | Post mortem by a pathologist ...................................... | $390 |\n| 2. | Post mortem by a doctor who is not a pathologist ........ | $265 |\n| 3. | Attendance by doctor, between the hours of 8.30 am and 6 pm, to state whether life is extinct ...................... | $56 |\n| 4. | Attendance by doctor, outside the hours referred to in item 3, to state whether life is extinct .......................... | $72 |\n\n\nSchedule 3 — Other fees\n\n[r. 22]\n\n[Heading inserted: SL 2025/111 r. 13.]\n\n| **Item** | **Matter** | **Column A**<br>**Fee for individual     $** | **Column B**<br>**Fee for eligible individual    $** |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. | Copy of document or exhibit — for each page or part of a page | 2.75 | 0.85 |\n| 2. | Copy of record of investigation into a death — |  |  |\n|  | (a) for 1 copy on the request of a person who is an interested person under regulation 17(a) or (b) | No fee | No fee |\n|  | (b) for each additional copy on the request of a person who is an interested person under regulation 17(a) or (b) — for each page or part of a page | 2.20 | 0.65 |\n|  | (c) for each copy on the request of any other person — for each page or part of a page | 2.20 | 0.65 |\n| 3. | Certifying under seal that a document is a true copy | 30.30 | 9.10 |\n| 4. | (a) For providing a transcript, part of a transcript or notes of evidence — |  |  |\n|  | (i) provided within 1 day after the day on which the fee is paid | 30.50 plus   12.60 per page | 9.15 plus    3.80 per page |\n|  | (ii) provided within 2 days after the day on which the fee is paid | 30.50 plus   11.55 per page | 9.15 plus    3.45 per page |\n|  | (iii) provided within 4 days after the day on which the fee is paid | 30.50 plus   10.90 per page | 9.15 plus    3.25 per page |\n|  | (iv) provided within 7 days after the day on which the fee is paid | 30.50 plus    10.55 per page | 9.15 plus    3.15 per page |\n|  | (v) provided within 14 days after the day on which the fee is paid | 30.50 plus    8.90 per page | 9.15 plus    2.65 per page |\n|  | (vi) provided on a running basis (i.e. periodically throughout or following the day of the proceedings) | 30.50 plus    13.35 per page | 9.15 plus    4.00 per page |\n|  | (b) For providing a copy of a transcript, or part of a transcript, or notes of evidence, if the transcript, part or notes has or have been provided to the person requesting the copy — |  |  |\n|  | (i) electronic format | 31.90 per copy | 9.55 per copy |\n|  | (ii) paper copy | 3.20 per page | 0.95 per page |\n\n\n[Schedule 3 inserted: SL 2025/111 r. 13.]\n\n![dline]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Coroners Regulations 1997* and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Published** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Coroners Regulations 1997* | 18 Mar 1997 p. 1551‑74 | 7 Apr 1997 (see r. 2 and *Gazette* 18 Mar 1997 p. 1529) |\n| *Equality of Status Subsidiary Legislation Amendment Regulations 2003* Pt. 10 | 30 Jun 2003 p. 2581‑638 | 1 Jul 2003 (see r. 2 and *Gazette* 30 Jun 2003 p. 2579) |\n| **Reprint 1: The *Coroners Regulations 1997* as at 16 Jan 2004** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Courts and Legal Practice (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2005* r. 3 | 19 Apr 2005 p. 1294‑302 | 19 Apr 2005 |\n| *Coroners Amendment Regulations 2008* | 11 Mar 2008 p. 816 | r. 1 and 2: 11 Mar 2008 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 12 Mar 2008 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Coroners Amendment Regulations 2009* | 4 Sep 2009 p. 3491‑3 | r. 1 and 2: 4 Sep 2009 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 5 Sep 2009 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| **Reprint 2: The *Coroners Regulations 1997* as at 6 Nov 2009** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Coroners Amendment Regulations 2011* | 8 Mar 2011 p. 799‑800 | r. 1 and 2: 8 Mar 2011 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 9 Mar 2011 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Coroners Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2011* | 20 Dec 2011 p. 5392‑3 | r. 1 and 2: 20 Dec 2011 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 21 Dec 2011 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Coroners Amendment Regulations 2012* | 30 Nov 2012 p. 5801 | r. 1 and 2: 30 Nov 2012 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Dec 2012 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Coroners Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2012* | 12 Feb 2013 p. 921-2 | r. 1 and 2: 12 Feb 2013 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 13 Feb 2013 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Coroners Amendment Regulations 2013* | 15 Nov 2013 p. 5252‑3 | r. 1 and 2: 15 Nov 2013 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 16 Nov 2013 (see r. 2(b)(ii)) |\n| **Reprint 3: The *Coroners Regulations 1997* as at 23 May 2014** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Coroners Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2014* | 27 Jun 2014 p. 2337 | r. 1 and 2: 27 Jun 2014 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2014 (see r. 2(b)(i)) |\n| *Coroners Amendment Regulations 2015* | 19 Jun 2015 p. 2118‑19 | r. 1 and 2: 19 Jun 2015 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2015 (see r. 2(b)(i)) |\n| *Attorney General Regulations Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2016* Pt. 4 | 14 Jun 2016 p. 1849‑986 | 4 Jul 2016 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Attorney General Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2017* Pt. 4 | 7 Jul 2017 p. 3721‑98 | 8 Jul 2017 (see r. 2(b)(ii)) |\n| *Attorney General Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2018* Pt. 4 | 15 Jun 2018 p. 1963‑2049 | 1 Jul 2018 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Justice Regulations Amendment (Fee Relief) Regulations 2018* Pt. 4 | 20 Jul 2018 p. 2621‑30 | 21 Jul 2018 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Attorney General Regulations Amendment (Transcript Fees) Regulations 2018* Pt. 3 | 7 Dec 2018 p. 4667‑74 | 18 Dec 2018 (see r. 2(b)(i)) |\n| *Coroners Amendment Regulations 2019* | 1 Feb 2019 p. 225‑6 | r. 1 and 2: 1 Feb 2019 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 2 Feb 2019 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Attorney General Regulations Amendment (Transcript Fees) Regulations 2019* Pt. 3 | 12 Mar 2019 p. 666‑9 | 13 Mar 2019 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Attorney General Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2019* Pt. 5 | 28 Jun 2019 p. 2553‑642 | 1 Jul 2019 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Attorney General Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2020* Pt. 4 | SL 2020/124 31 Jul 2020 | 1 Aug 2020 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Attorney General Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2021* Pt. 5 | SL 2021/101   29 Jun 2021 | 1 Jul 2021 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Coroners Amendment Regulations 2021* | SL 2021/150 27 Aug 2021 | r. 1 and 2: 27 Aug 2021 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 28 Aug 2021 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Attorney General Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2022* Pt. 6 | SL 2022/111   30 Jun 2022 | 1 Jul 2022 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Attorney General Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2023* Pt. 6 | SL 2023/120 2 Aug 2023 | 3 Aug 2023 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Attorney General Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2024* Pt. 6 | SL 2024/113 26 Jun 2024 | 1 Jul 2024 (see. r 2(b)) |\n| *Attorney General Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2025* Pt. 6 | SL 2025/111 25 Jun 2025 | 1 Jul 2025 (see r. 2(b)) |\n\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\napproved form 3A\n\nauthorised user 3A\n\nCentrelink 23B(1)\n\nECMS 3A\n\neligible individual 3A\n\neligible individual fee 3A\n\nfee 3A\n\n© State of Western Australia 2025.\n\nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). To view relevant information and for a link to a copy of the licence, visit www.legislation.wa.gov.au.\n\nAttribute work as: © State of Western Australia 2025.\n\nBy Authority: GEOFF O. LAWN, Government Printer\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed — no legislative content was available for analysis. The page returned only a system unavailability notice from the Western Australian Parliamentary Counsel's Office website."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was retrievable — the page returned a system error rather than legislation text","Unable to assess actual regulatory complexity without content","Score of 1 reflects absence of analysable material, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"## Coroners Regulations 1997 (WA) — Page Unavailable\n\n**The content of this legislation could not be retrieved.** The page hosting the Coroners Regulations 1997 (Western Australia) is no longer available on the Western Australian legislation website due to system and security upgrades.\n\n**What we do know:**\n- This is a Western Australian regulation (subordinate law made under a parent Act, likely the *Coroners Act 1996* (WA))\n- Coroners regulations typically govern **procedural rules** for coronial inquests (formal investigations into deaths), including how deaths are reported, how inquests are conducted, fees, forms, and administrative requirements\n- They affect **medical practitioners, police, funeral directors, families of deceased persons**, and anyone involved in a coronial investigation\n\n**What to do:** Visit the Western Australian legislation website directly (legislation.wa.gov.au) and search for the Coroners Regulations 1997 using the site's menu, as the direct link has changed."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations have expanded significantly beyond their original 1997 scope. Initially focused on procedural forms and basic fees, they now encompass: (1) a comprehensive electronic document management system (added 2021); (2) an elaborate means-tested fee relief scheme with application processes and offence provisions for false statements (added 2016, expanded 2018); (3) detailed transcript pricing tiers based on urgency (added 2018-2019); and (4) specific restrictions on delegation and exhumation procedures. The fee structure has become particularly complex, moving from simple flat fees to a multi-column, eligibility-based system with exemptions for minors and legally aided persons."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple amendment layers (28 separate amendment instruments since 1997) creating a patchwork of inserted and renumbered provisions","Dual fee structure (Column A vs Column B) requiring cross-referencing to determine eligibility criteria in regulations 23B-23D","Extensive form requirements (14 prescribed forms in Schedule 1) with conditional fields marked by asterisks (* Delete those not required)","Electronic document provisions (regulations 5A-5E) that interface with separate legislation (*Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013*)","Nested definitions: 'eligible individual fee' depends on 'eligible individual' which has 6 separate categories plus a discretionary determination pathway","Conditional logic in Schedule 3 fees based on: user type (eligible vs non-eligible), document format (electronic vs paper), turnaround time (1 day to 14 days for transcripts), and copy number (first copy free for family, subsequent copies charged)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is Western Australia's **Coroners Regulations 1997**, which sets out the practical rules for how the Coroners Court operates under the *Coroners Act 1996*.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Forms and procedures**: Prescribes the exact forms to use for everything from oaths of office for the State Coroner, to summonses for witnesses, to orders for exhuming bodies (digging up remains for investigation).\n- **Who can be involved**: Defines \"interested persons\" who have a right to participate in coronial investigations — including family members (spouses, children, parents), insurance companies, employers (if death happened at work), and police.\n- **Post mortems**: Sets out when and how coroners can order autopsies, and how much pathologists get paid for performing them.\n- **Fees**: Establishes a detailed fee structure for court documents, transcripts, and certified copies, with significant discounts for \"eligible individuals\" (people on government benefits, pensioners, students, or those experiencing financial hardship).\n- **Electronic processes**: Allows documents to be filed and issued electronically through the court's electronic case management system (ECMS) or by email, including rules about electronic signatures and seals.\n- **Access to information**: Governs who can see coronial records before and after investigations are complete, with a presumption that records become public after an inquest unless the coroner orders otherwise.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Families dealing with sudden or suspicious deaths\n- Pathologists and doctors performing autopsies\n- Police and coroner's investigators\n- Lawyers and insurance companies involved in death investigations\n- Anyone seeking copies of coronial documents\n\n**Why it matters:**\nDeath investigations are traumatic and legally complex. These regulations ensure there's a clear, consistent process for determining how someone died, while balancing transparency (public access to findings) with privacy (protecting sensitive information). The fee relief provisions also ensure low-income people aren't priced out of accessing justice."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The original 1997 regulations primarily prescribed forms and basic procedural matters for the Coroner’s Court. Subsequent amendments have substantially extended administrative and operational scope in at least two concrete ways: (1) modernisation of document issue and filing by expressly incorporating electronic processes (ECMS, electronic seals and signatures, timing rules and consequences for non‑compliance) (regs 5A–5E), and (2) creation of a detailed fee regime with means‑tested concessions and an administrative application process for fee relief (regs 22, 22A, 23B–23E; Schedule 3). These changes add new operational responsibilities for the court (verification, ECMS management, discretionary determinations and recovery/enforcement actions) that go beyond simply prescribing stationery and forms."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple schedules and forms: 14 standard forms in Schedule 1 plus Schedule 2 (post‑mortem fees) and Schedule 3 (tiered fees) create a moderately long document.","Defined terms and cross‑references: 7 key defined terms (reg 3A) and many cross‑references to the Coroners Act 1996 and Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013.","Conditional electronic filing rules: regs 5C–5E set different rules depending on ECMS authorisation vs email and include timing rules and non‑compliance consequences (reg 5D(2)).","Tiered and conditional fee structure: Schedule 3 has two fee columns (standard and eligible individual) and multi‑band transcript pricing (six timing bands and alternate per‑page or flat rates).","Eligibility and discretion layers: regs 23B–23E create an eligibility determination process, allow registrars/coroners discretion to require further information, and permit revocation and recovery with penalty (reg 23E).","Exceptions and special cases: reg 21(2) excludes salaried State doctors from fees unless State Coroner agrees; reg 22A provides statutory exemptions (including minors).","Enforcement and recovery: unpaid fees are explicitly recoverable as a debt (reg 25) and false applications attract a monetary penalty (reg 23E(1)).","Amendment history: numerous amendments over time (compilation table) mean practice depends on later inserts (notably electronic filing provisions added 2021 and fee schedule changes through 2016–2025)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What these regulations do (mechanics first)\n\n- Standardise forms and paperwork the Coroner’s Court uses: appointment oaths, records of investigation, certificates for burial/cremation, exhumation orders, notices restricting access, authorisations for investigators, summonses and witness oaths (regs 4, 6–16; Schedule 1).\n\n- Set fees and payments: fixed fees for post‑mortem and attendance by doctors (Schedule 2; reg 21) and fees for court services such as copies, certified copies and transcripts (Schedule 3; reg 22). The regulations set different (lower) fees for \"eligible individuals\" (reg 22; Schedule 3 column B).\n\n- Create a process for fee relief and exemptions: define who is an \"eligible individual\" (reg 23B), allow applications to be recognised as eligible because of financial hardship or the interests of justice (regs 23C–23D), permit refunds and fee waivers in limited cases (regs 23, 23A), and provide penalties and recovery for false statements or unpaid fees (regs 23E, 25).\n\n- Modernise how documents are issued and filed electronically: allow documents to be issued or filed via the court’s Electronic Case Management System (ECMS) or by email, set rules for how electronic seals and signatures are treated, and fix the time a document is taken to have been issued or filed when done electronically (regs 3A, 5A–5E).\n\n- Prescribe procedures for investigation steps: requests and directions for post‑mortems, requirements before exhumation or restricting access, who counts as an \"interested person\" for inquests, access to investigation records, and how summonses and warrants should be served (regs 8–19).\n\nWhy it matters and who it affects\n\n- Who it affects:\n  - Families and next of kin of deceased persons (interested persons under reg 17).\n  - Doctors and pathologists who perform post‑mortems (reg 3; Schedule 2; reg 21).\n  - Users of the Coroner’s Court who need copies/transcripts (Schedule 3).\n  - People who apply for fee relief or who must supply information to the court (regs 23B–23E).\n  - The State Coroner, coroners, coroner’s registrars and coroner’s investigators (various regs prescribing powers and discretion).\n\n- Practical effects:\n  - Standard forms reduce uncertainty about how to make requests, authorisations, undertakings, and orders (Forms 1–14, reg 6–16).\n  - Fees charge users for certain services (copies, transcripts, post‑mortems), but means‑tested concessions and fee waivers are available for people meeting eligibility tests (regs 22, 22A, 23B–23D; Schedule 3).\n  - Electronic filing rules encourage/permit the court to move from paper to ECMS or email, and set out when an electronic document is treated as properly issued or filed (regs 5C–5E). Documents that do not meet ECMS requirements are taken not to be filed (reg 5D(2)).\n\nOfficial purpose claims and how they trade off against costs and incentives\n\n- Officially asserted purpose (implicit in the text): to provide clear, consistent administrative procedures and a fee framework for the Coroner’s Court, and to support electronic processes. The rules standardise forms (Forms 1–14), set predictable fees (Schedules 2–3), and authorise electronic issue/filing (regs 5A–5E).\n\n- Costs, incentives and trade‑offs:\n  - Compliance burden on individuals: the rules require use of approved forms, applications to be in approved form for fee concessions (reg 23C), and may require supporting documents — that adds paperwork and verification steps (reg 23D(2)).\n  - Administrative cost and discretion for the court: the State Coroner and registrars have decision powers (e.g. refusing or granting eligible status under reg 23D, determining fee disputes under reg 24). That centralises some discretion (regs 23D, 24) and requires administrative capacity to verify eligibility and manage ECMS users.\n  - Costs to private parties: fees for copies, transcripts and some services (Schedule 3) are payable by individuals who request them; eligible individuals pay reduced fees (reg 22). This shifts the cost of court services from the State to users unless an exemption applies (reg 22A).\n  - Effect on medical practitioners: doctors performing post‑mortems are entitled to fees (Schedule 2), but salaried State doctors may not be paid extra unless the State Coroner agrees (reg 21(2)). That can affect incentives for private doctors vs salaried staff to undertake those services.\n  - Digital shift and access risk: electronic filing speeds process and lowers paper handling costs (regs 5C–5E) but creates verification and exclusion risks — e.g. documents that don’t meet ECMS rules are treated as not filed (reg 5D(2)), and those without email or ECMS access may face practical barriers.\n\nConcrete effects on private choice, markets, and behaviour (sections cited)\n\n- Who pays: users of court services (copies, transcripts) pay fees per Schedule 3 (reg 22). Doctors performing post‑mortems are paid under Schedule 2 (reg 21). The State may waive fees in certain circumstances (reg 23A) or exempt under written law and for minors (reg 22A).\n\n- Who decides: the State Coroner and coroners’ registrars exercise key administrative decisions — approving forms, authorising investigators, deciding fee disputes (reg 5; regs 14, 24). Coroners may also direct access to records (reg 19) and accept or revoke eligible individual status (regs 23D, 23E).\n\n- Behavioural changes encouraged or discouraged:\n  - Encourages electronic transmission and use of ECMS (regs 5C–5E), which may reduce paper filings and physical attendance.\n  - Encourages applicants to seek eligible individual status when they can show financial hardship or interests of justice (regs 23C–23D), producing verification demand on registrars.\n  - May discourage informal requests for documents because standard fees apply unless an exemption or concession is granted (Schedule 3; reg 22A).\n\nImplementation risks and administrative burdens\n\n- Verification and fraud risk: the regulations criminalise false or misleading statements on applications for eligibility (reg 23E) and allow revocation and recovery of unpaid amounts (reg 23E(2)–(4)). That requires the court to run verification checks and processes for appeal or review.\n\n- Digital exclusion and process risk: documents that fail ECMS requirements are \"not filed\" (reg 5D(2)); this is an operational risk if users submit incorrect formats or lack access to ECMS/email.\n\n- Concentrated benefits, diffuse costs, and potential for procedural friction:\n  - Beneficiaries of concessions (eligible individuals) get concentrated cost relief (regs 22, 23B–23D). The costs of administering concessions, verifying eligibility and running ECMS fall on the court (admin costs) and, indirectly, on other users if fees rise to cover service costs.\n\nKey sections to note quickly\n\n- Definitions and ECMS: reg 3A; electronic filing/authentication: regs 5A–5E.\n- Forms and procedural rules: regs 4, 6–16; Schedule 1.\n- Post‑mortem fees and rules: reg 21; Schedule 2.\n- Court service fees, eligible individuals and fee processes: reg 22; reg 22A; regs 23B–23E; Schedule 3.\n- Access to records and exclusion orders: regs 18–19.\n\nBottom line (concise): These regulations primarily standardise the court’s paperwork and processes, set out fees for post‑mortem and court services (with a reduced schedule for qualifying people), and modernise filing and authentication rules to allow electronic issue and lodgment. They delegate important administrative discretion to the State Coroner and registrars (fee decisions, eligibility directions, and ECMS administration), and create verification and compliance duties that impose both operational costs on the court and out‑of‑pocket costs on users who request documents or services (see regs 5C–5E, 21–23, Schedules 2–3)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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