Burial and Cremation Act 1964

General provisions

46E: Bodies to be disposed of within reasonable time

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"Dispose of a body within a reasonable time"

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You have a body in your care, you must dispose of it within a reasonable time. You can do this by getting rid of the body yourself, or by getting someone else to do it. You can also pass the body to someone else to look after, for things like disposal or removal for examination under the Human Tissue Act 2008. You can also pass the body to someone else to remove it from New Zealand for disposal outside the country. This rule has to be followed unless another law says something different.

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46D: No liability for costs incurred in supplying information, or

"The Crown won't charge you for giving them information they need."

46F: Transfer of charge of body, or

"Handing over a dead person's body to someone else"

Part 7General provisions

46EBodies to be disposed of within reasonable time

A person having charge of a body must, within a reasonable time of taking charge of it,—
dispose of it; or
cause it to be disposed of; or
transfer charge of it to another person for—
1. disposal; or
2. removal for anatomical examination under the Human Tissue Act 2008; or
3. removal from New Zealand for disposal outside New Zealand.

This section is subject to any enactment to the contrary.

Compare

1995 No 16 s 39

Notes

Section 46E: inserted, on 24 January 2009, by section 47 of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).