AustLII Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

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BURIAL AND CREMATION ACT 2002 - SECT 19

19. Duties and powers of cemetery managers

      (1) A cemetery manager must keep a cemetery under the control of that manager in accordance with this Act and so as not to be prejudicial to public health or public safety.

Penalty:

Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

      (2) A cemetery manager must keep records as prescribed of all interments in the cemetery.

Penalty:

Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

      (3) A cemetery manager must permit any person to have access free of charge at any reasonable time to visit monuments and graves in any portion of the cemetery.

Penalty:

Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

      (4) Subject to this and any other Act, a cemetery manager may –

(a) improve, embellish and enlarge a cemetery under the control of that manager; and

(b) restrict interments in any portion of the cemetery, except as may be required by an exclusive right of burial granted before the commencement of this Act; and

(c) take any other action as may be required for the proper management and maintenance of the cemetery.



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