Information about exhumation outside cemetery
100 Information about exhumation outside cemetery
(1) The Agency may, in writing, request a person who provided an exhumation notification for the human remains of a deceased person to provide the following information to the Agency after the exhumation:
the date of exhumation;
the full name of the person who undertook the exhumation;
(c) if the GPS coordinates provided in the exhumation notification are different – the GPS coordinates of the burial site where the human remains were exhumed;
(d) the place where the human remains are buried, disposed of, or otherwise relocated.
(2) If the GPS coordinates mentioned in subsection (1)(c) cannot be provided the following may be provided instead:
a map indicating the location of the burial site;
an aerial photograph indicating the location of the burial site;
(c) a description of the burial site that provides sufficient details to ensure the relevant land is able to be identified.
(3) Despite subsection (1), information regarding a deceased person who has been exhumed does not need to be provided to the Agency if the information:
is not known; or
(b) is considered by the person providing the information to be culturally sensitive.
(4) If the burial site is considered to be culturally sensitive, the person providing the information may give an approximate or general indication of the burial site.
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