Burial and Cremation Act 2022
73Offence to undertake burial without consent of representative
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73 Offence to undertake burial without consent of representative or interest holder (a) the person intentionally buries the human remains of a (b) the human remains are buried at a location outside a (c) consent is required for the burial of the human remains from: (i) if the burial is in a burial ground – the representative for that burial ground or each interest holder; or (ii) if the burial is in an undeclared area or a suspended cemetery – each interest holder; and
Burial and Cremation Act 2022 46 (d) the person does not have consent from the person mentioned in paragraph (c).