Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A next of kin, whether 18 years of age or not, of a deceased person may give notice:
(a) in the case of the proposed cremation of the deceased person in a crematorium controlled by a Board – to the Board objecting to the cremation of the body of the deceased; or
(b) in the case of the proposed cremation of the deceased person in a crematorium controlled by a person who is not a Board – to the Minister objecting to the cremation of the body of the deceased.
(1A) For subsection (1), a deceased person's next of kin are:
(a) any spouse of the person;
(b) any de facto partner of the person; and
(c) any person who is related by blood to the person.
(2) On receiving a notice under subsection (1), unless the deceased person has left an attested memorandum directing or expressing the desire that his or her body is to be cremated, the Board or the Minister must:
(a) refuse to grant a permit for the cremation of the deceased person; or
(b) if a permit has been granted – immediately revoke the permit and give written notice of the revocation to the person supervising the operations of the crematorium by affixing a copy of the notice to the door of the crematorium concerned and serving a copy of the notice on the person.