Burial and Cremation Regulations 2025

For the purposes of section 34(4) of the Act, a cemetery manager must keep a register of interments containing – the following particulars in relation to each interment in the cemetery:the name of the deceased person; the last place of residence of the deceased person, if known; the age of the deceased person at the date of the person’s, if known; the date of birth of the deceased person, if known; whether the deceased person was a veteran, if known; the date of cremation, if any, of the deceased person; the date on which the interment occurred; the number or other identifier of the grave; and the following particulars in relation to each exhumation of human remains conducted in the cemetery:the name of the deceased person; the date on which the exhumation was conducted; the authority under which the exhumation was conducted. Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

A cemetery manager must provide to any person, at the person's request, reasonable access to the interment register for inspection. Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.