Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2020

A person may apply to the licensee of a facility for the interment of cremated remains at the facility.

The application must be in writing and include—

the name and contact details of the person; and

the name of the deceased person whose cremated remains will be interred in the interment site and their—

date of birth (if known); and

date of death (if known); and

if the deceased person has a right to interment of cremated remains at the facility—a copy of the certificate of right to interment; and

if the deceased person does not have a right to interment of cremated remains at the facility—an application under section 9.

The licensee must—

accept the application; or

refuse the application.

The licensee may refuse to consider the application further if it is not in accordance with subsection (2).

If the deceased person has a right to interment at the facility, the licensee must agree to the interment.

If the deceased person does not have a right to interment at the facility—the licensee may only accept the application if the licensee gives a right of interment certificate for the deceased person.

If the licensee agrees to the interment, the licensee must—

allocate an interment site that—

is on the facility plan for the facility; and

is a kind of interment site and in the interment area mentioned on the right of interment certificate; and

allocate a unique identifying number for the interment; and

tell the person, in writing, of the licensee’s agreement to the interment, including—

the day and time of the scheduled burial; and

the unique identifying number for the interment.

If the licensee does not agree to the interment, the licensee must tell the person in writing.