Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

[Index] [Table] [Search] [Search this Act] [Notes] [Noteup] [Previous] [Next] [Download] [Help]

CRIMINAL CODE 1924 - SECT 139

   Misconduct in respect of human remains
Any person who –
(a) neglects to perform any duty, either imposed upon him by law or undertaken by him, with reference to the burial of any dead human body or human remains; or
(b) improperly or indecently interferes with or offers any indignity to any dead human body or human remains, whether buried or not –
is guilty of a crime.
Charge:  
(a) Neglecting duty as to burial.
(b) Interfering with human remains.


AustLII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback