New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

CORONERS ACT 1980 - SECT 53B

53B Order authorising the disposal of human remains

(1) A coroner may, by order in writing, authorise the disposal of human remains.

(2) The order may be made by a coroner who:

(a) is holding, has held or is intending to hold an inquest in respect of the death under this Act, or

(b) has dispensed with the holding of an inquest in respect of the death under this Act.

(3) If the remains are that of a stillborn child and a medical practitioner has not certified the cause of death of the child, the order may be made by a coroner who has been informed by a police officer of the stillbirth and who is, after consideration of any information in the possession of the coroner, satisfied as to the occurrence of the stillbirth.

(4) A coroner may, by order in writing, direct any medical practitioner to perform an examination of human remains for the purpose of determining whether the remains are that of a stillborn child.

(5) If an order is made under subsection (2) authorising the disposal of human remains and it is established at an inquest that the remains were those of a stillborn child, the order is valid and is taken to have been made under subsection (3).

(6) In this section, "stillborn child" and "stillbirth" have the same meanings as in the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 .