NTIn ForceAct
Criminal Code Act 1983
126Interference with or indignity to human remains
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 126
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Criminal Code Act 1983.
126 Interference with or indignity to human remains
(a) the person intentionally engages in conduct in relation to
human remains, whether or not the remains are buried; and
(b) the conduct is an improper or indecent interference with, or an
indignity to, the remains, according to the standards of
ordinary people.
(3) In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1), the question
of what is improper, indecent or an indignity is a matter for the trier
of fact.