Institutional Burials Act 2022

Objection to participation by eligible family member in Identification Programme

43. (1) An eligible family member is entitled to object to the participation in an Identification Programme of another eligible family member in accordance with subsections (2) and (3), and to have such objection considered by a Director for the purposes of section 48 (2)(b), where he or she—

(a) notifies the Director of his or her objection within the period of time specified by the Director under section 42 , and

(b) at the same time as notifying the Director of his or her objection, states the grounds for such objection.

(2) An eligible family member who is a child or parent of a deceased person may object to the participation of another eligible family member who is a child of the deceased person.

(3) An eligible family member who is a child, parent, sibling or half-sibling of a deceased person may object to the participation of another eligible family member who is a sibling, half-sibling, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew (whether of the whole blood or the half-blood), grandniece or grandnephew of the deceased person.