94Exhumation without approval prohibited

94 Exhumation without approval prohibited

94 Exhumation without approval prohibited

(1) A person must not exhume the remains of a body unless the exhumation of the remains has been—

(a) ordered by a coroner, or

(b) approved by the Secretary.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) However, a funeral director may, without a coroner’s order or Secretary’s approval, transfer a coffin from a vault in a cemetery to a mortuary for the purposes of the coffin being immediately repaired and returned to the vault.

(3) A funeral director must return the coffin to the cemetery within 24 hours of the transfer.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.