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In forceBeneficiaries etc. not to issue permission to cremate
9 Beneficiaries etc. not to issue permission to cremate
(1)
This section applies if a coroner or independent doctor reasonably suspects that the coroner or independent doctor, or the coroner’s or independent doctor’s spouse, may receive a benefit because of a person’s death.
(2)
The coroner or independent doctor must not issue a permission to cremate the person’s human remains.Maximum penalty—120 penalty units.
(3)
In this section—
benefit—
(a)
includes—
(i)
a payment under a life insurance policy; and
(ii)
property under a will; and
(iii)
property under an intestate distribution; but
(b)
does not include fees payable for professional services.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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