Burial and Cremation Act 2022

(1) An application for a multiple burial that, on the commencement, had not been determined by the Minister under regulation 19A of the repealed Regulations, is taken to be an application under section 38 with reference to section 44 of this Act.

(2) The Minister must, after the commencement, forward each application mentioned in subsection (1) to the manager of the cemetery for which each application relates for determination in accordance with sections 38 and 43 of this Act.

(3) If the Minister approved a multiple burial under regulation 19A of the repealed Regulations before the commencement but the proposed burial has not yet occurred on the commencement, the approval remains in force after the commencement unless:

(b) the decision maker for the deceased person or any deceased person buried at the burial site objects, in writing, to the manager of the cemetery, to the proposed burial.

Example for subsection (3)(a)

The depth of the burial site of the proposed burial does not comply with the requirements of section 81 of this Act.