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CREMATIONS ACT 2003 - SECT 14

Record keeping—person in charge of crematorium

14 Record keeping—person in charge of crematorium

(1) The person in charge of a crematorium must keep at the crematorium—
(a) a record of particulars, prescribed under a regulation, of each cremation at the crematorium; and
Note—
Under the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , schedule 1 , a
"record" includes information stored or recorded by means of a computer.
(b) if, immediately before the commencement of this section, the person in charge was required, under the Coroners Act 1958 , section 23F (3) , to keep a register—the register and the information contained in the register.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—80 penalty units.
(2) The person in charge may combine the record and the register required to be kept under subsection (1) into 1 document.
(3) The person in charge must keep—
(a) if the permission to cremate was issued by an independent doctor—the application for permission to cremate, including any documents accompanying the application; and
(b) the permission to cremate; and
(c) if, immediately before the commencement of this section, the person in charge was required, under the Coroners Act 1958 , section 23A (4) , to keep a permission or certificate—the permission or certificate;
for each cremation at the crematorium for 15 years after the cremation.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—80 penalty units.
(4) The chief executive may require the person in charge to produce a document required to be kept under this section to the chief executive for inspection.
(5) The person in charge must comply with the requirement unless the person in charge has a reasonable excuse.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.



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