Right to burial and right to interment—term
11 Right to burial and right to interment—term
A right to burial of human remains at a cemetery—
starts on the day the licensee of the cemetery gives a right to burial certificate to the person who applied for the right under section 8; and
ends—
for a right to burial of 1 person—when the person is buried in accordance with the right; or
for a right to burial of 2 or more people—when all the people have been buried in accordance with the right; or
if the right has not been exercised—60 years after the right is given.
The term of a burial is in perpetuity (see s 21).
A right to interment of cremated remains at a facility—
starts on the day the licensee of the facility gives a right to interment certificate to the person who applied for the right under section 9; and
if the right has not been exercised—ends 60 years after the day the right is given.
The term of the interment of cremated remains is in perpetuity unless the remains are disinterred in accordance with this Act (see s 33).
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