Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT - SECT 36

(1) A funeral director or other person who arranges for the disposal of human remains or, where in the locality where human remains are there is no funeral director or person who arranges for the disposal of human remains, a health worker in the locality, shall, within 7 days after disposal of the remains, provide to the Registrar, in a form approved by the Registrar -

(a) the name and last residential address of the deceased;

(b) if the death was reported to a coroner - a statement of that fact;

(c) the place and manner of disposal; and

(d) the information required by the Regulations.

Penalty: $1,000.

(2) If human remains (other than cremated remains) are removed from the Territory, the funeral director or other person who arranges for the removal of the remains from the Territory shall, within 28 days after the remains are disposed of outside the Territory, provide to the Registrar, in a form approved by the Registrar, details of where and how the remains were disposed of, and the other information required by the Regulations.

Penalty: $1,000.

(3) If human remains have not been disposed of within 30 days after the date of death, the funeral director or other person who has custody of the remains shall provide to the Registrar, in a form approved by the Registrar -

(a) the name and last residential address of the deceased;

(b) if the death was reported to a coroner - a statement of that fact; and

(c) the information required by the Regulations.

Penalty: $1,000.