Download FORM 13 Version 1 – Order for release of body for burial (including

For Coroner’s Office Use:
Form 14
Version 3
QUEENSLAND
CORONERS ACT 2003
(Section 26(2)(c), Section 26(2)(f))
ORDER FOR RELEASE OF BODY FOR BURIAL (INCLUDING CREMATION)
I,
(print name of person making the order)
F
State Coroner
F
Deputy State Coroner
F
Coroner
Order that the body of:
(print name of deceased person)
Date of birth (if known):
(please print)
Address (if known):
(please print)
Date of death (if known):
(please print)
Place of death (if known):
(please print)
be released for burial because:
F
it is not necessary for the coroner’s investigation to keep the body after an autopsy (section 26(2)(f)), or
F
an autopsy of the body shows that the body is that of a stillborn child (section 12(2)c) and section 26(2)(c)), or
F
the State Coroner has directed that the investigation be stopped (section 12(2)(d) and section 26(2)(c)), or
Infection Risk: (tick one of the following)
F
The deceased is not suffering from any infectious disease that presents a risk to those transporting the body if transported and
handled using standard infection control measures.
F
The deceased may present an infection risk to those transporting the body and further advice should be sought as to the infection
control measures required.
Date of order:
Place where order made:
Signature of person making the order:
Name and phone no of person collecting the body (if known):
Note:
1.
Under the Coroners Act 2003 “burial” includes cremation or other lawful disposal, either in Queensland or
elsewhere.
2.
If the body is to be cremated then the provisions of the Cremations Act 2003 must also be complied with. In
particular, if a coroner’s autopsy was conducted, the coroner must issue the permission to cremate under the
Cremations Act 2003.
3.
A copy of this order must be forwarded to the Registrar General, Births, Deaths and Marriages (section 97 of the
Coroners Act 2003).
FORM 14 Version 3 – 2 November 2009