South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The council may
petition the Governor for the closure of a cemetery or part of a cemetery in
the area which is unsuitable or is no longer suitable for burial purposes.
(2) The Governor, if
of opinion that a cemetery or part of a cemetery (whether within or outside an
area) is unsuitable or no longer suitable for burial purposes, may on any such
petition or without petition, by proclamation close the cemetery or part.
(3) Upon the making of
any such proclamation, the cemetery or part referred to in the proclamation
ceases to be a cemetery and must not be used for burial purposes unless a
right for burial purposes has been acquired over any portion of the cemetery
or part, in which case the portion may be used for the burial of the person by
whom the right was acquired or any member of the family of that person.