Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Act · s 15

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15.
Penalty on allowing body of person who has died of infectious disease to remain unburied for more than 24 hours
(1)
Any person who allows the body of any person who has died whilst suffering from any infectious disease to remain unburied for more than 24 hours shall be guilty of an offence:
Penalty, a fine of $500, unless he has obtained the permission of the health officer to do so and has complied with the conditions subject to which such permission has been granted.
(2)
Such permission shall be in writing and shall contain such conditions as the health officer considers necessary to prevent the spread of the infectious disease.
(3)
Every person employed in the disposal of the dead body of a person who has died from an infectious disease shall be disinfected, and shall have his clothing disinfected to the satisfaction of the health officer or port health officer, and, if the health officer or port health officer so directs shall be protected by vaccination against such infectious disease.

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s 15Penalty on allowing body of person who has died of infectious disease to remain unburied for more than 24 hours

(1)

Any person who allows the body of any person who has died whilst suffering from any infectious disease to remain unburied for more than 24 hours shall be guilty of an offence:

Penalty, a fine of $500, unless he has obtained the permission of the health officer to do so and has complied with the conditions subject to which such permission has been granted.

(2)

Such permission shall be in writing and shall contain such conditions as the health officer considers necessary to prevent the spread of the infectious disease.

(3)

Every person employed in the disposal of the dead body of a person who has died from an infectious disease shall be disinfected, and shall have his clothing disinfected to the satisfaction of the health officer or port health officer, and, if the health officer or port health officer so directs shall be protected by vaccination against such infectious disease.