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CORONERS ACT 1997 - SECT 83 Improper dealing with body or ashes of dead person

CORONERS ACT 1997 - SECT 83

Improper dealing with body or ashes of dead person

A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person has reasonable grounds to believe that a post mortem examination of the body, or an analysis of the ashes, of a dead person has been, or may be, ordered under this Act; and

        (b)     the person interferes with or removes the body or ashes of the dead person with the intention of preventing or hindering the holding of a post-mortem examination of the body, or an analysis of the ashes, being conducted under this Act.

Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or both.