Burial and Cremation Act 2022

(1) Before making an application under section 113(1), the responsible entity for a closed cemetery must publish on the responsible entity's website:

(a) the plan of the proposed public park, including the timeframe of the proposed transformation; and

(b) a statement inviting the public to provide written submissions on the plan of the proposed public park, including:

(ii) the date the submission needs to be submitted by, which must not be less than 60 days from the day the statement is published.

(2) The responsible entity for a closed cemetery must give proper consideration to any submission received from the public under subsection (1)(b).

(3) Within 60 days from the day to make submissions under subsection (1)(b) close, the responsible entity for a closed cemetery must publish a post-consultation report on the responsible entity's website that specifies any changes to be made to the proposed public park.

(4) After publishing the post-consultation report, the responsible entity for a cemetery must hold a public meeting in the area of the cemetery to discuss the post-consultation report.

(5) The responsible entity for a closed cemetery must give notice of the public meeting mentioned in subsection (4) by:

(a) publishing the time and place of the meeting on the responsible entity's website; and

(b) displaying notice of the time and place of the meeting at the cemetery.

(6) The public meeting mentioned in subsection (4) must not be held less than 14 days after the date the notice under subsection (5) is given.

(7) The Minister may direct the responsible entity for a cemetery to undertake any additional steps for public consultation that the Minister considers appropriate.