Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2020
44Offence—damage to facility property
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44 Offence—damage to facility property (1) A person commits an offence if the person damages or disturbs property at a facility. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to— (a) something done at the facility by the licensee of the facility— (i) to reasonably maintain the facility; or (ii) to ensure the safety of people at the facility; or (b) damage or disturbance of property at the facility resulting from the exhumation of human remains authorised by— (i) a warrant under the Coroners Act 1997 authorising the exhumation; or (ii) written permission of the regulator given under section 37 (Exhumation—application).