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In forcePermission required for cremation
5 Permission required for cremation
A person must not cremate human remains unless the person has a permission to cremate the remains, in the approved form, that was issued by—
(a)
if an autopsy of the remains was conducted under the Coroners Act 1958 or Coroners Act 2003—the coroner who ordered the autopsy or, if that coroner is unavailable, another coroner; or
(b)
otherwise—an independent doctor.
Maximum penalty—140 penalty units.
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