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CurrentBurial approval given without application or incomplete application
Part 3Burial process
Division 1Burials within cemetery
41 Burial approval given without application or incomplete application
(1)
A person commits an offence if:
(a) an application for approval to bury the human remains of a deceased person under section 38(2):
(i)
is not submitted; or
(ii) does not comply with the requirements specified in section 38(2)(c) to (f); and
(b) the person gives a burial approval for the human remains of the deceased person.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.
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