Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003

On 1 July 2005, a plan of a vault, monument or tombstone proposed to be erected or placed in a cemetery submitted to a cemetery trust and the Secretary under section 20 of the Cemeteries Act 1958 which has not been determined before that date is deemed, on that date, to be an application under section 98 and may be considered and determined by a cemetery trust accordingly.

On 1 July 2005, a permit issued under section 20 of the Cemeteries Act 1958 and in existence immediately before that date is deemed to be an approval under section 99.

Section 179 does not apply to a permit issued under section 20 of the Cemeteries Act 1958 which is deemed by subclause (2) to be an approval under section 99.