Commentary on Sections Pregnancy loss on or before 24 weeks Section 82 – Duty to transfer remains
218.This section provides that where a woman chooses to make her own arrangements for the burial or cremation of the remains of a pregnancy loss, the health authority must give the remains to the woman. Where the woman authorises another person to make arrangements and that person wishes to make his or her own arrangements, the health authority must give the remains to that person. Subsection (5) provides that “appropriate health authority” has the same definition as in section 79(9).