Cremations Regulation 2025
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Cremations Regulation 2025
Cremations Regulation 2025
1 Short title
This regulation may be cited as the
Cremations Regulation 2025 .
2 Commencement
This regulation commences on 1 September 2025.
3 Labelling ashes— Act , s 11
For section 11(1)(a) of the Act , the following requirements are prescribed— (a) a label must be securely attached to the exterior of each container in which the ashes are stored;
(b) the label must be legible;
(c) the label must include the following information— (i) the deceased person’s name;
(ii) if the person in charge of the crematorium has been given the deceased person’s date of death—the date of death;
(iii) the cremation date;
(iv) the name and address of the crematorium;
(v) if the person in charge of the crematorium has allocated a number for the cremation for the purpose of identifying the cremation—the number;
(d) if the ashes are stored in more than 1 container, each label must— (i) be consecutively numbered; and
(ii) state the total number of containers in which the ashes are stored.
Example for paragraph (d)—
A deceased person’s ashes are stored in 2 containers. The label for 1 container includes the words ‘No. 1 of 2’ and the label for the other container includes the words ‘No. 2 of 2’.
4 Particulars for record of cremation— Act , s 14
For section 14(1)(a) of the Act , the following particulars are prescribed— (a) to the extent the particulars are given to the person in charge of the crematorium— (i) the deceased person’s name; and
(ii) the deceased person’s age at the date of death; and
(iii) the date and place of the deceased person’s death; and
(iv) the deceased person’s usual or last known place of residence;
(b) the cremation date;
(c) the date the permission to cremate was issued by the coroner or independent doctor;
(d) if the ashes are disposed of under section 11(1)(b) of the Act — (i) the details of the applicant’s instructions; and
(ii) the date and way in which the instructions were carried out;
(e) if the ashes are disposed of under section 11(2) of the Act — (i) the date the notice under section 11(3) of the Act was given to the applicant; and
(ii) the date and place of burial.
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