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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997
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37 Notification by funeral directors etc
(1) If a funeral director or someone else arranges for the disposal of
human remains in the ACT, the person must, within 7 days after the
day the remains are disposed, give the registrar-general a written
statement containing as much of the following information as the
person knows or can reasonably find out:
(c) where and how the remains were disposed of;
(d) any other information required by regulation.
(2) If a funeral director or someone else arranges for human remains
(other than cremated remains) to be removed from the ACT, the
person must, within 28 days after the day the remains are disposed of
outside the ACT, give the registrar-general a written statement
containing as much of the following information as the person knows
or can reasonably find out:
(c) where and how the remains were disposed of;
(d) any other information required by regulation.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(3) If a funeral director or someone else has the custody of human
remains that have not been disposed of within 30 days after the day
of the death, the person must give the registrar-general a written
statement containing as much of the following information as the
person knows or can reasonably find out:
(c) any other information required by regulation.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units
(5) In this section:
disposal, in relation to human remains, means—
(a) cremation; or
(b) burial, including burial at sea; or
(c) placing the remains in a mausoleum or other permanent resting
place; or
(d) placing the remains in the custody of an educational or scientific
institution for the purpose of medical education or research; or
(e) removal from the ACT, unless the remains have been cremated.
funeral director means a person who carries on the business of
arranging for the disposal of human remains.
human remains includes the remains of a stillborn child.