(Australia) The court hearing a dispute between family members as to how the deceased should be buried, declined to hear evidence from them about the deceased’s childhood relationships. There was no good reason why the body should be flown thousands of miles away for a funeral and the funeral should be in Darwin where the body lay.
Judges:
Martin J
Citations:
(1992) 2 NTLR 37
Cited by:
Cited – Hartshorne v Gardner ChD 14-Mar-2008
The deceased died in a motor accident, aged 44. The parties, his mother and father, disputed control over his remains, and requested an order from the court.
Held: The court has such an inherent jurisdiction. Since the claimants had an equal . .
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Commonwealth
Updated: 15 May 2022; Ref: scu.267631
