sec.83Exhumations

### sec.83 Exhumations If a local government has not made a local law about authorising the exhumation of human remains from trust land for cemetery purposes, the Minister, on the written application of a person, may give written approval to the exhumation of the human remains. A person improperly deals with human remains under the Criminal Code , section 236 if the person exhumes human remains from trust land for cemetery purposes other than under— an approval of the Minister; or a local law or another Act. To avoid any doubt, it is declared that in this section— exhume includes take out of a place of interment, whether above or below ground. s 83 amd 1997 No. 78 s 38 (sec.83-ssec.1) If a local government has not made a local law about authorising the exhumation of human remains from trust land for cemetery purposes, the Minister, on the written application of a person, may give written approval to the exhumation of the human remains. (sec.83-ssec.2) A person improperly deals with human remains under the Criminal Code , section 236 if the person exhumes human remains from trust land for cemetery purposes other than under— an approval of the Minister; or a local law or another Act. (sec.83-ssec.3) To avoid any doubt, it is declared that in this section— exhume includes take out of a place of interment, whether above or below ground. - (a) an approval of the Minister; or - (b) a local law or another Act.