Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated ActsIn this Act unless the contrary intention appears:
"Aboriginal land" means Aboriginal land within the meaning of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 of the Commonwealth.
"Board" means a Board of Trustees of a public cemetery appointed under this Act.
"burial ceremony" includes a ceremony at a burial or cremation.
"cemetery" includes a public cemetery and a private burial ground.
"legally qualified medical practitioner" means:
(a) a medical practitioner; or
(b) a medical practitioner who has a right of practice under a law of a State or another Territory.
"private burial ground" means land set apart for, or dedicated to, the purposes of a private burial ground under this Act.
"public cemetery" means land set apart for, or dedicated to, the purposes of a public cemetery under this Act.
"the recognized head", in relation to a religious denomination or group of religious denominations, means the person for the time being recognized by the Minister as the head, in the Territory, of a religious denomination or group of religious denominations.