Offence—refusal or interference with burial activities related to religion, cultural group etc
19 Offence—refusal or interference with burial activities related to religion, cultural group etc
A person commits an offence if—
the person is the licensee of a cemetery; and
the person buries human remains at the cemetery; and
the deceased person whose human remains are buried, or a family member of the deceased person, requests or carries out activities for the burial that are—
related to the deceased person’s religion, cultural group or other special category; and
Examples—other special category babies, children or members of the Australian Defence Force
reasonable in the circumstances; and
the person refuses the request, or interferes with the activities being carried out.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
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