8Cremation of remains not to be an offence for purposes of certain Acts

8 Cremation of remains not to be an offence for purposes of certain Acts

If the elders of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community named in the notices referred to in sections 4 (2) and 6 (2) cremate, or cause to be cremated the Crowther collection or any other remains delivered to them pursuant to this Act at the Oyster Cove Historic Site, the provisions of –

(a) sections 4 and 5 of the Cremation Act 1934 and the Cremation Regulations 1963 ;

(b) [Section 8 Amended by No. 17 of 2017, s. 8, Applied:16 Aug 2017] section 14(1)(a) of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1975 ;

(c) section 139 of the Criminal Code Act 1924 ; and

(d) regulations 5G (b) and 8 (5) of the National Parks and Reserves Regulations 1971 –

shall not apply to or with respect to the cremation of those remains, and the disposal of the ashes, at that site.