Burial and Cremation Act 2022

Subject to the responsible entity's policy for multiple burials established under section 28(1), the manager of a cemetery may authorise multiple burials at a burial site.

In addition to the other requirements for the approval of a burial, the applicant must also provide confirmation of consent for the proposed multiple burial from each decision maker for each deceased person buried at the burial site.

A person must not bury human remains from multiple deceased persons in a particular burial site unless the human remains are buried in accordance with the requirements of section 81.

If there is an exclusive right of burial for the burial site of a proposed multiple burial, the multiple burial must be in accordance with that right.

The regulations may prescribe further requirements for multiple burials in a cemetery.