46AA Certificate of cause of death or coroner’s authorisation required before body disposed of:
(1) A body must not be buried, cremated, or otherwise disposed of unless the person in charge of the disposal has been given:
- a certificate of cause of death ; or
- a coroner’s authorisation.
(3) This section is subject to section 46A
46 A Stillborn children
(1) A stillborn child must not be buried, cremated, or otherwise disposed of unless the person in charge of the disposal has obtained—
(a) a written certificate relating to the cause of the stillbirth signed—
(i) by a doctor who was present at the birth or examined the child after birth; or
(ii) if no doctor was present at the birth or examined the child after birth, by a midwife; or
(b) a statutory declaration, made by the person or one of the persons required under the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995 to notify the birth, to the effect that the child was born dead, and that—
(i) no doctor or midwife was present at the birth; or
(ii) it is impossible to obtain a certificate under paragraph (a) from a doctor or midwife present at the birth; or
(c) a coroner’s authorisation.
(2) The person in charge of the disposal must send a copy of the certificate, statutory declaration, or coroner’s authorisation to the department administering this Act.
Section 46A: substituted, on 24 January 2009, by section 47 of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).