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Coroners Act 1997
83Improper dealing with body or ashes of dead person
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83 Improper dealing with body or ashes of dead person
A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person has reasonable grounds to believe that a post mortem
examination of the body, or an analysis of the ashes, of a dead
person has been, or may be, ordered under this Act; and
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(b) the person interferes with or removes the body or ashes of the
dead person with the intention of preventing or hindering the
holding of a post-mortem examination of the body, or an
analysis of the ashes, being conducted under this Act.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or