Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts Notwithstanding the
provisions of section 8A where an application for a permit for the cremation
of the remains of a still-born child is made to the medical referee he may
issue the permit if —
(a) a
medical practitioner other than himself who was in attendance at the birth of
the child certifies in writing that —
(i)
the remains are those of a still-born child;
(ii)
the remains are not required to be submitted to
post-mortem examination in accordance with the provisions of the
Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911 ;
or
(b) he
is satisfied after making such enquiries as he considers necessary that
—
(i)
the child, whose remains are the subject of the
application, was in fact still-born;
(ii)
there is in his opinion no reason for further examination
and that the remains are not required to be submitted to post-mortem
examination in accordance with the provisions of the
Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911 .
[Section 8B inserted: No. 80 of 1953 s. 8;
amended: No. 19 of 2016 s. 124.]