Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsNotwithstanding the provisions of a law of a State or a Territory, the Director of War Graves, or an officer of the Defence Force in charge of a unit specifically raised for the purpose of the registration of, or inquiries concerning, the graves of deceased members of the Defence Force:
(a) may establish or cause to be established such cemeteries as are required for the burial of bodies of persons who have died while on service as members of the Defence Force or as a result of service as members of the Defence Force;
(b) may authorize and direct the exhumation and the reinterment, cremation or other disposal of the body of a member of the Defence Force who has died while on service; and
(c) may enter a cemetery and inspect, maintain or execute any work in connexion with the grave of a person who has died while on service as a member of the Defence Force or as a result of service as a member of the Defence Force or authorize any other person or persons to enter a cemetery and inspect, maintain or execute any work in connexion with such a grave.