Burial or cremation without certification document
40 Burial or cremation without certification document
The regulator may approve the burial or cremation of human remains without a certification document.
A person may apply to the regulator for approval of the burial or cremation of human remains of a deceased person without a certification document.
The application must be in writing and include—
the name and contact details of the person; and
the name of the deceased person; and
an explanation of why there is no certification document for the deceased person; and
a description of the measures the person has taken to obtain a certification document for the deceased person.
The regulator must—
accept the application; or
refuse the application.
The regulator may refuse to consider the application further if it is not in accordance with subsection (3).
The regulator may accept the application only if satisfied that it is impracticable to obtain a certification document for the human remains.
If the regulator refuses the application, the regulator must tell the person, in writing, the reasons for the refusal.
For what must be included in a statement of reasons, see the Legislation Act, s 179.
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