Cemeteries and Crematoria Regulations 2025
20Prescribed information—cremation of body parts with an identifier or container reference number
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20 Prescribed information—cremation of body parts with an identifier or container reference number
For the purposes of section 59(c) of the Act, the following information is prescribed for the cremation of body parts with an identifier or container reference number—
(a) if the applicant for cremation is a body corporate, the name of the applicant;
(b) a description of the body parts;
(c) either—
(i) the identifier for the body parts; or
(ii) the container reference number for the body parts;
(d) the date of cremation;
(e) 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.
Note
Body parts includes foetal remains which are not a still‑born child: see section 3(1) of the Act.
Part 3—Applications for interment, cremation and exhumation