Obligations of relevant authorities on closure of cemeteries etc
28 Obligations of relevant authorities on closure of cemeteries etc
If a cemetery or natural burial ground is closed, the relevant authority must, within 30 days after the closure, give the
Registrar notice of the closure.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
If a crematorium is closed, the relevant authority must, within 30 days after the closure, give the Registrar and the Environment Protection
Authority notice of the closure.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
Subject to the regulations, if a cemetery, natural burial ground or crematorium is closed, the relevant authority must, within 60 days after the closure, forward to the Libraries Board of South Australia any record relating to the cemetery, natural burial ground or crematorium in the custody of the relevant authority.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to—
official records dealt with in accordance with the State
Records Act 1997;
or
non‑official records relating to a cemetery, natural burial ground or crematorium closed before the commencement of this section.
The
Libraries Board of South Australia may, with the approval of the
Minister, dispose of any records forwarded to the Board under this section if satisfied that the records are of insignificant historical value.
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