Queensland Consolidated Acts

CREMATIONS ACT 2003 - SECT 4

4 Cremations this Act does not apply to

(1) This Act does not apply to the cremation of—

(a) human remains that have been buried for 1 year or more; or

(b) parts of a human body—

(i) taken during a medical procedure or autopsy; or

(ii) used at a school of anatomy for the study and practice of anatomy; or

(c) Aboriginal human remains as defined in the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 or Torres Strait Islander human remains as defined in the Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003 .

(2) In this section—

"school of anatomy" see the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1979 , section 4 .