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#### 107 Cremation permits for stillborn children
107 Cremation permits for stillborn children
> > (1) A medical referee who receives an application for cremation of the body of a stillborn child may issue a cremation permit in the approved form.
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> > (2) However, a medical referee must not issue a cremation permit for the body of a stillborn child unless—
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> > > (a) the child has been certified to be stillborn by a medical practitioner who was in attendance at the delivery of the child, or
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> > > (b) the medical referee is satisfied, after any inquiries the medical referee thinks necessary, that the child was stillborn.
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> > (3) A medical referee must not issue a cremation permit for the body of a stillborn child if—
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> > > (a) the medical referee has administered professional care or treatment to the child or the child’s mother at any time in the 6 months preceding death, or
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> > > (b) the medical referee is a parent or grandparent of the child.