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#### 109 Cremated remains
109 Cremated remains
> > (1) After cremating the body of a dead person, a cremation authority must, in accordance with any reasonable written directions left by the person or any reasonable directions of the applicant for the cremation—
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> > > (a) give the cremated remains to the applicant, or
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> > > (b) dispose of the cremated remains in a burial ground or in land adjoining the crematory reserved for the burial of cremated remains, or
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> > > (c) otherwise keep or dispose of the cremated remains.
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> > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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> > (2) If the cremated remains are to be given to the applicant, and the applicant does not take them within a reasonable time, the cremation authority must give 14 days’ notice to the applicant of the cremation authority’s intention to dispose of the cremated remains before disposing of them.
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> > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.