Register of burials
46 Register of burials
(1) The responsible entity for a cemetery must establish and maintain a register of the burials of human remains in the cemetery.
(2) The register must include the following information regarding each burial in the cemetery:
the information mentioned in section 40(1);
the date of burial;
(c) the plot number, GPS coordinates or other means of locating the burial site;
the type of burial;
the depth of the human remains below ground level, if applicable;
(f) the full name of the person who officiated at the ceremony, if any;
(g) the full name of the funeral director or any other person responsible for undertaking the burial;
descriptive details of any memorial erected at the burial site;
(i) the date of erection of any memorial at the burial site, if known;
(j) if the human remains have been exhumed after a burial – the information required by section 91;
any other information prescribed by regulation.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by regulation
). Made under this Act:
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