Forms and Fees

Coronial forms

Form 01 - Police report of death to a coroner (PDF, 469.7 KB)
Form 01 - Application for permission to cremate (PDF, 80KB)
Form 01A - Medical practitioner report of death to a coroner (PDF, 578KB)
Form 01B - Police report of death to a coroner (PDF, 22KB)
Form 01B supp - Human remains recovery record (PDF, 22KB)
Form 02 - Order for autopsy and autopsy testing (PDF, 130.3 KB)
Form 03 - Doctor’s notice to coroner after autopsy (PDF, 271KB) or (DOC, 124KB)
Form 03 - Permission to cremate (Coroner) (PDF, 130KB)
Form 04 - Order allowing person to observe autopsy (PDF, 41KB)
Form 04 - Permission to cremate (Independent Doctor) (PDF, 110KB)
Form 05 - Notice requiring extra medical evidence for autopsy (PDF, 44KB)
Form 06 - Order for disposal of tissue kept for testing (PDF, 140KB)
Form 07 - Statement that coroner has ordered disposal of tissue (PDF, 31KB) or (DOC, 45KB)
Form 08 - Autopsy report (PDF, 51KB) or (DOC, 101KB)
Form 09 - Notice of intention to exhume body or recover cremated remains (PDF, 40KB)
Form 10 - Order for exhuming body or recovering cremated remains (PDF, 43KB)
Form 11 - Order for return of exhumed body or cremated remains (PDF, 38KB)
Form 12 - Order for release of traditional remains (PDF, 31KB)
Form 13 - Order for release of body to other jurisdiction (PDF, 36KB)
Form 14 - Order for release of body for burial (including cremation) (PDF, 39KB)
Form 14A - Request for Form 14 (PDF, 30KB)
Form 15 - Application to coroner to hold an inquest (PDF, 34KB) or (DOC, 61KB)
Form 16 - Application to State Coroner for an order to hold an inquest (PDF, 142KB) or (DOC, 58KB)
Form 17 - Coroners court notice of inquest (PDF, 83KB)
Form 18 - Coroners court order to produce/order to attend inquest (PDF, 174KB)
Form 19 - Coroners court warrant to arrest person ordered to attend inquest (PDF, 149KB)
Form 20A - Coroner’s findings and notice of completion of coronial investigation (PDF, 29KB)
Form 20B - Coroner’s findings – suspected death and notice of completion of coronial investigation (PDF, 66KB)
Form 21 - Application to the State Coroner to set aside a finding (PDF, 69KB) or (DOC, 55KB)
Form 22 - Order prohibiting publication relating to an inquest or pre-inquest conference (PDF, 103KB)
Form 23 - Coroners court order excluding person from inquest or pre-inquest conference (PDF, 102KB)
Form 24 - Coroners court order to attend pre-inquest conference (PDF, 97KB)
Form 25 - Requirement by coroner for information (PDF, 115KB)
Form 26 - Decision by coroner whether to hold an inquest (PDF, 75KB)
Form 27 - Advice to doctor whether death a reportable death (PDF, 36KB) or (DOC, 47KB)
Form 28A - Coroner’s findings at inquest and notice of completion of coronial investigation (PDF, 89KB)
Form 28B - Coroner’s findings at inquest – suspected death and notice of completion of coronial investigation (PDF, 94KB)
Form 29 - Autopsy notice (PDF, 121.0 KB) or (DOC, 48.5 KB)
Form 30 - Autopsy certificate  (PDF, 131.9 KB) or (DOC, 56.5 KB)
Form 30A - Coronial certificate (non-neonate) (PDF, 114.0 KB) or (DOC, 75.5 KB)
Form 30B - Coronial certificate - neonate (PDF, 111.4 KB) or (DOCX, 36.9 KB)

Our fees and charges increase on 1 July each year. On 1 July 2023 our fees and charges were increased by 3.4% in line with Government’s indexation policy.

From 1 July 2022 fees are stated in fee regulations as fee units and not in dollars.

As at 1 July 2023, the value of a fee unit for court fees is $1.060 (see s2 of the Acts Interpretation (Fee Unit) Regulation 2022 and s48B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954). Please note the rounding rules that apply under s48C of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954.

You can contact us to find out details about specific fees, charges or prices.

When seeking access to coronial investigation documents, the fees below may apply:

First copy: $3.15 per page*

Maximum cost (first copy): $81.35 maximum

Additional copy: $0.70 per page

Maximum cost (additional copy): $32.45 maximum

*This fee may be waived if:

  • you hold a health care card or pensioner concession card issued under the Social Security Act 1991
  • you hold a pensioner concession card issued by the Commonwealth Department of Veteran’s Affairs
  • you are a family member (see Schedule 2 of Coroners Act 2003 for definition of family member).

If you are seeking a fee waiver, enclose a copy of the health/pensioner concession card with your application.

If you need to pay any fees, we’ll tell you before releasing the documents.

Please note the fees increase on 1 July each year.

You can pay fees by:

  • cheque or money order, made payable to the 'Department of Justice and Attorney-General’ by mail to the Coroners Court of Queensland, GPO Box 1649, Brisbane Qld 4001.

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