CEMETERIES ACT 1986

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART I -- Preliminary  

• 1 Short title
 
• 2 Commencement
 
• 3 Terms used

PART II -- Cemeteries  

• 4 Declaration and closure of cemeteries
 
• 5 Vesting of management of cemetery
 
• 6 Local governments to perform functions of Board

PART III -- Establishment and constitution of Boards  

• 7 Establishment of Boards
 
• 8 Constitution of Boards
 
• 9 Remuneration and allowances of members
 
• 10 Appointment of staff

PART IV -- Burials and conduct of funerals

Division 1 -- Burials of dead bodies  

• 11 Burials to be in cemeteries or as authorised by Minister
 
• 12 Minister may authorise burial
 
• 13 Delegation

Division 2 -- Conduct of funerals  

• 14 Conduct of funerals
 
• 15 Ministers of religion and religious ceremonies

Division 3 -- Licensing of funeral directors  

• 16 Licences
 
• 17 Applications for licences
 
• 18 Suspension and cancellation of licences
 
• 19 Application for review of decisions of Board

Division 4 -- Conduct of funerals by permit holders and Boards  

• 20 Single funeral permits issued to persons other than funeral directors
 
• 21 Single funeral permits issued to funeral directors
 
• 22 Board may conduct funeral

PART V -- Management of cemeteries

Division 1 -- Layout and management of cemeteries  

• 23 Setting apart areas for religious denominations
 
• 24 Management of cemeteries

Division 2 -- Rights of burial  

• 25 Grant of right of burial
 
• 26 Transfer of right of burial
 
• 27 Protection of right of burial
 
• 28 Surrender of right of burial

Division 3 -- Control of memorials and other works  

• 29 Control of memorials
 
• 30 Permission for memorials
 
• 31 Removal or alteration of unauthorised memorial
 
• 32 Removal or alteration of memorial in disrepair
 
• 33 Preservation of graves etc.
 
• 34 Permission for denominational chapel

Division 4 -- Redevelopment schemes  

• 35 Implementation of redevelopment scheme
 
• 36 Required action before implementation of redevelopment scheme
 
• 37 Submissions
 
• 38 Register concerning redevelopment area
 
• 39 Memorials in redevelopment area

Division 5 -- Registers  

• 40 Board to maintain registers and plans
 
• 41 Registers available for inspection
 
• 42 Register to be evidence of burials

PART VI -- Management of closed cemeteries  

• 43 Vesting control of closed cemetery

PART VII -- Financial provisions  

• 44 Application
 
• 45 Funds of Board
 
• 46 Establishment of accounts
 
• 47 Authorised expenditure
 
• 48 Estimates
 
• 49 Borrowing
 
• 50 Banking and investment
 
• 51 Financial statements
 
• 52 Audit
 
• 53 Fees and charges

PART VIII -- Local laws, by-laws and regulations  

• 54 Procedure for local laws and by-laws
 
• 55 Local laws and by-laws
 
• 56 Model local laws
 
• 56A Governor may amend or repeal local laws or by-laws
 
• 57 Regulations

PART IX -- Miscellaneous  

• 58 Minister may order exhumation
 
• 59 Board may authorise exhumation and re-burial
 
• 60 Power to lease or take a lease of land or buildings
 
• 61 Provision of housing
 
• 62 Wilful damage to memorials etc.
 
• 63 Infringement notice
 
• 64 Authorised persons
 
• 65 Name to be given
 
• 66 Repeal
 
• 67 Transitional and savings
• SCHEDULE 1 -- Constitution and procedure of Boards  
• SCHEDULE 2 -- Transitional and savings provisions