Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to this Act, a Board may grant a permit for the cremation of the body of a deceased person in a crematorium controlled by the Board if it receives:
(a) a certificate signed by 2 legally qualified medical practitioners, one of whom has attended the deceased in a professional capacity prior to death, stating that death was due to natural causes;
(b) a certificate signed by a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that he or she has conducted a post-mortem examination of the body of the deceased and that death was due to natural causes; or
(c) a certificate signed by a coroner stating that he or she has held an inquest as to the cause of death of the deceased and that no further examination of the body is necessary.
(2) Subject to this Act, the Minister may grant a permit for the cremation of the body of a deceased person in a crematorium controlled by a person who is not a Board if the Minister receives:
(a) a certificate signed by 2 legally qualified medical practitioners, one or whom has attended the deceased in a professional capacity prior to death, stating that death was due to natural causes;
(b) a certificate signed by a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that he or she has conducted a post-mortem examination of the body of the deceased and that death was due to natural causes; or
(c) a certificate signed by a coroner stating that he or she has held an inquest as to the cause of death of the deceased and that no further examination of the body is necessary.