The Coroner may, in accordance with this Division, authorise the exhumation of a body on his or her own motion or on the application of a person under section 43. 45 Notice of intention to authorise exhumation (1) If the State Coroner intends to authorise the exhumation of a body, the State Coroner must ensure that notice of his or her intention is given the senior next to of kin of the deceased and that the senior next of kin is advised that— or she may provide suggestions as to how and whether the proposed exhumation should be conducted; and the State Coroner authorises the exhumation, he or she may appeal to the Supreme Court under Part 7 against the authorisation. (2) If the body is in a public cemetery, the State Coroner must also give notice of his or her intention to authorise an exhumation to the cemetery trust responsible for the public cemetery. (3) If the body is in a place of interment (within the meaning of the Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003) that is not a public cemetery, the State Coroner must also give notice of his or her intention to authorise an exhumation to the owner of the land where the place of interment is located.
The Coroner may, in accordance with this Division, authorise the exhumation of a body on his or her own motion or on the application of a person under section 43. 45 Notice of intention to authorise exhumation (1) If the State Coroner intends to authorise the exhumation of a body, the State Coroner must ensure that notice of his or her intention is given to the senior next of kin of the deceased and that the senior next of kin is advised that— or she may provide suggestions as to how and whether the proposed exhumation should be conducted; and the State Coroner authorises the exhumation, he or she may appeal to the Supreme Court under Part 7 against the authorisation. (2) If the body is in a public cemetery, the State Coroner must also give notice of his or her intention to authorise an exhumation to the cemetery trust responsible for the public cemetery. (3) If the body is in a place of interment (within the meaning of the Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003) that is not a public cemetery, the State Coroner must also give notice of his or her intention to authorise an exhumation to the owner of the land where the place of interment is located.
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