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#### 90 Burial of bodies
90 Burial of bodies
> Unless otherwise approved by the Secretary generally or in a particular case, a person who buries a body contained in a coffin must place the coffin so that its upper surface is not less than 900mm below the natural surface level of the soil where it is buried.
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> Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.