3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

adult means a person who is aged 18 years or older or, although under that age, is or has been married;

authorised celebrant means an authorised celebrant under the Marriage Act 1961 of the Commonwealth, as amended;

birth means the expulsion or extraction of a child from its mother;

birth registration statement means the statement referred to in section 13 ;

change of name includes an addition, omission or substitution;

child includes a stillborn child;

corresponding law means a law of another State that provides for the registration of births, deaths and marriages;

death does not include a stillbirth;

disposal of human remains means –

(a) cremation of the remains; or

(b) burial of the remains, 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 of the remains from the State (but not if the remains have been cremated or are taken from the State by sea and buried at sea in the course of the voyage);

[Section 3 Amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010]

funeral director means a person who carries on the business of arranging for the disposal of human remains;