Victorian Current Acts

CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIA ACT 2003 - SECT 143

S. 143(1) amended by Nos 42/2005 s. 5, 77/2008 s. 129(Sch. 2 item 4.7).

    (1)     The Magistrates' Court or a coroner may make an order requiring a cemetery trust—

        (a)     to either—

              (i)     cremate the bodily remains of a deceased poor person and inter those cremated human remains free of charge in the public cemetery for which it is responsible; or

              (ii)     to inter the bodily remains of a deceased poor person free of charge in the public cemetery for which it is responsible; and

S. 143(1)(b) amended by No. 16/2021 s. 16(1).

        (b)     to place a plaque on the place of interment of the deceased poor person setting out the name, date of birth and date of death of the deceased poor person (if known) if it appears that the relatives of that person are unable to provide a plaque or other memorial.

S. 143(2) amended by Nos 42/2005 s. 5, 77/2008 s. 129(Sch. 2 item 4.8).

    (2)     The Magistrates' Court or a coroner must not make an order under this Part unless satisfied that—

        (a)     the deceased person died without sufficient means to pay interment or cremation expenses; and

S. 143(2)(b) amended by No. 16/2021 s. 16(2).

        (b)     the deceased person's relatives are unable to pay the interment or cremation expenses.

S. 144 amended by Nos 42/2005 s. 5, 77/2008 s. 129(Sch. 2 item 4.9).