Public Health Regulation 2022
105Cremation application for stillborn children
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105 Cremation application for stillborn children
105 Cremation application for stillborn children
(1) An application for cremation of the body of a stillborn child must be made in the approved form to a medical referee.
(2) The form may require information contained in the form to be supported by a statutory declaration.
(3) The application may be made by—
(a) a nearest surviving relative of the stillborn child, or
(b) if there is no nearest surviving relative available to make the application—a person who, in the opinion of the medical referee, is a proper person in all the circumstances to make the application.