BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1996 - SECT 39 Notification by funeral director, etc.
BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1996 - SECT 39
Notification by funeral director, etc.(1) A funeral director or other person who arranges for the disposal of human remains must within 7 days after disposal of the remains give the Registrar a notice in the form and manner required by the Registrar specifying any prescribed particulars and including any supporting documentation required by the Registrar.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) 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 must give the Registrar a notice, in the form and manner required by the Registrar, specifying any prescribed particulars and including any supporting documentation required by the Registrar.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
Division 3—Registration of death