(1)  In determining an application for a cremation permit, a medical referee is to be satisfied that –

(a) the application is made by –

(i) an executor or the personal representative of the deceased person; or

(ii) the senior next of kin of the deceased person; or

(iii) any other proper person; and

(b) the certificates comply with Division 3 of Part 3 ; and

(c) the inquiry made by any person issuing a certificate has been adequate.

(2)  Subject to subregulation (3) , a cremation permit may only be issued if –

(a) the death of the deceased person has been registered in accordance with the law; or

(b) a medical practitioner's certificate and a confirmatory certificate have been issued; or

(c) a certificate of burial has been issued by a coroner.

(3)  A cremation permit may not be issued if –

(a) it appears that the deceased person died, directly or indirectly, due to –

(i) poison; or

(ii) violence; or

(iii) an illegal operation; or

(iv) privation; or

(v) neglect; or

(vi) drowning; or

(vii) suffocation; or

(viii) burns; or

(b) the medical referee is aware of any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death; or

(c) the medical referee is unsatisfied as to any matter referred to in subregulation (1) ; or

(d) in relation to a death that is the subject of an inquest or investigation under the Coroners Act 1995 , the coroner has not issued a certificate of burial; or

(e) any cardiac pacemaker or radioactive substance implanted in the deceased person has not been removed from the body.