Burials to be in cemeteries or as authorised by Minister
11 Burials to be in cemeteries or as authorised by Minister
Subject to subsection (3), a person shall not bury or assist at the burial of a dead body in any place other than a cemetery that is not closed unless the burial is in accordance with the Minister’s authorisation given under section 12 or is permitted under section 4(2).
Penalty: $1 000.
A person who bears or assists in bearing or otherwise conveying a dead body or who directs or procures any such burial or officiates at the burial as a minister of religion, funeral director or otherwise shall be taken for the purposes of subsection (1) to assist at the burial.
Regulations under this Act may prescribe areas of the State to which subsection (1) does not apply.
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