{"id":"a-2026-11","name":"City and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2026","slug":"city-and-environment-legislation-amendment-act-2026","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"11 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":469329,"registerId":"act-a-2026-11-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-06-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offences for which person charged does not have benefit of mistake of","content":"12 Offences for which person charged does not have benefit of mistake of\nfact defence—the Law, s 14\nSection 21 9\n","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 5","sectionType":"part","heading":"Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005","content":"Part 5 Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005\n","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Infringement notice penalties—Act, dict, def infringement notice","content":"13 Infringement notice penalties—Act, dict, def infringement notice\npenalty, par (a)\nSection 6 (2) 10\nPart 6 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic\nManagement) Regulation 2017\n14 Testing and maintenance requirements—Act, s 24 (2) (b)\nSection 16 (2) (a) (i) 11\n15 Testing and maintenance requirements for police vehicle\nspeedometer—Act, s 24 (2) (b)\nSection 17 (2) (a) 11\n\nJ2025-1409\nCity and Environment Legislation\nAmendment Act 2026\nA2026-11\nAn Act to amend legislation about the city and environment, and for other\npurposes\nThe Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:\n\n","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Act","content":"1 Name of Act\nThis Act is the City and Environment Legislation Amendment\nAct 2026.\n","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"2 Commencement\nThis Act commences on the 7th day after its notification day.\nNote The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on\nthe notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).\n","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation amended","content":"3 Legislation amended\nThis Act amends the following legislation:\n• Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2020\n• Electoral Act 1992\n• Heavy Vehicle National Law (ACT) Act 2013\n• Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005\n• Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017.\n\nA2026-11 City and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 3\nPart 2 Cemeteries and Crematoria\nAct 2020\n4 Section 25\n25 Licensee must make remains available for collection\n(1) If human remains are cremated at a crematorium, the licensee must,\nwithin 7 days after the cremation, notify the applicant that the\ncremated remains are available for collection.\n(2) The licensee must make the cremated remains available for collection\nby the applicant for 3 years after the day the applicant is notified\n(the retention period).\n(3) If the applicant does not collect the cremated remains within the first\nyear of the retention period, the licensee must make the remains\navailable for collection by a suitable person until the end of the\nretention period.\n(4) If the cremated remains have not been collected within the first\n2 years of the retention period, the licensee must ask the applicant or\na suitable person to collect the remains by—\n(a) contacting the last known telephone number of the applicant or\nsuitable person on at least 2 days; and\n(b) sending a written notice to the last known postal or email address\nof the applicant or suitable person.\n(5) A notice under subsection (4) (b) must state—\n(a) the day the retention period ends; and\n(b) that the licensee may dispose of the cremated remains after that\nday.\n\n(6) In this section:\napplicant, in relation to the cremation of human remains, means the\nperson who applied to the licensee of a crematorium for the cremation\nunder section 22.\nsuitable person means a person who is—\n(a) a family member of the deceased person whose human remains\nwere cremated; and\n(b) over 16 years of age.\n","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"25A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offences—failure to notify applicant or suitable person","content":"25A Offences—failure to notify applicant or suitable person\nabout collection of cremated remains\n(1) A person commits an offence if—\n(c) the person fails to comply with section 25 (1).\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(2) A person commits an offence if—\n(c) the cremated remains are not collected within the first 2 years of\nthe retention period; and\n(d) the person fails to comply with section 25 (4).\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(3) In this section:\nretention period—see section 25 (2).\n\nA2026-11 City and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 5\n","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"25B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offences—disposal of cremated remains","content":"25B Offences—disposal of cremated remains\n(1) A person commits an offence if—\n(c) the person fails to comply with section 25 (1); and\n(d) the person disposes of the cremated remains.\n(2) A person commits an offence if—\n(c) the cremated remains are not collected within the first 2 years of\nthe retention period; and\n(d) the person fails to comply with section 25 (4); and\n(e) the person disposes of the cremated remains.\n(3) A person commits an offence if—\n(c) the person disposes of the cremated remains before the end of\nthe retention period.\n(4) In this section:\nretention period—see section 25 (2).\n\n5 Section 27 heading\n27 Offence—cremation at crematorium\n6 Section 27 (2), penalty\nomit\n7 Sections 59 to 61\nomit\nkeep\ncomply with\n","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Section 63A","content":"8 Section 63A\n","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"63A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Register—collection of cremated remains","content":"63A Register—collection of cremated remains\n(1) The licensee of a crematorium must keep a register of information in\nrelation to the collection of cremated remains from the crematorium.\n(2) The register must include the following information in relation to\ncremated remains available for collection from the crematorium:\n(a) for an applicant notified under section 25 (1)—\n(i) the date the licensee notified the applicant; and\n(ii) the applicant’s name and contact details;\n\nA2026-11 City and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 7\n(b) for a person asked to collect the cremated remains under\nsection 25 (4)—\n(i) the date the licensee contacted the person; and\n(ii) the person’s name and contact details.\n(3) The register must include the following information in relation to\ncremated remains collected from the crematorium:\n(a) the name and contact details of the person who collected the\ncremated remains;\n(b) the relationship of the person who collected the cremated\nremains to the deceased person;\n(c) whether all or some of the cremated remains of the deceased\nperson were collected;\n(d) the date the cremated remains were collected.\n(4) If the licensee disposes of cremated remains, the register must also\ninclude the date the licensee disposed of the cremated remains.\n","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offences—keeping registers","content":"9 Offences—keeping registers\nSection 64 (1) (b) (iii) and (3) (b)\nomit\nsection 63A (Register—cremation collections)\nsection 63A (Register—collection of cremated remains)\n\n","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Timing of redistributions","content":"10 Timing of redistributions\nSection 37 (1) (a)\nafter\n2 years\ninsert\nand 1 month\n\nHeavy Vehicle National Law (ACT) Act 2013 Part 4\nA2026-11 City and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 9\n","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Heavy Vehicle National Law","content":"Part 4 Heavy Vehicle National Law\n(ACT) Act 2013\n","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offences against Heavy Vehicle National Law (ACT)—","content":"11 Offences against Heavy Vehicle National Law (ACT)—\napplication of Criminal Code\nomit\nsubject to section 21 (Offences for which person charged does not\nhave benefit of mistake of fact defence—the Law, s 14)\n12 Offences for which person charged does not have benefit\nof mistake of fact defence—the Law, s 14\nomit\n\nPart 5 Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005\nPart 5 Road Transport (Offences)\nRegulation 2005\n13 Infringement notice penalties—Act, dict, def infringement\nnotice penalty, par (a)\nSection 6 (2)\n(2) However, the penalty payable by a corporation for an infringement\nnotice offence (other than an offence against the Road Transport\n(Road Rules) Regulation 2017, part 12 (Restrictions on stopping and\nparking)) is—\n(a) for a heavy vehicle infringement notice offence—P × 5; or\n(b) in any other case—worked out as follows:\n(P × 5) − 240\n\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017 Part 6\nA2026-11 City and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 11\n","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"Part 6","sectionType":"part","heading":"Road Transport (Safety and","content":"Part 6 Road Transport (Safety and\nTraffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\n","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Testing and maintenance requirements—Act, s 24 (2) (b)","content":"14 Testing and maintenance requirements—Act, s 24 (2) (b)\nSection 16 (2) (a) (i)\n(i) for a speed measuring device, or the speed measuring\ncomponent of the device—within an accuracy tolerance of\n2% or 2km/h; and\n","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"15","sectionType":"section","heading":"Testing and maintenance requirements for police vehicle","content":"15 Testing and maintenance requirements for police vehicle\nspeedometer—Act, s 24 (2) (b)\nSection 17 (2) (a)\n(a) within an accuracy tolerance of 2% or 2km/h; and\n\nEndnotes\n1 Presentation speech\nPresentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 25 March 2026.\n2 Notification\nNotified under the Legislation Act on 5 June 2026.\n3 Republications of amended laws\nFor the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.\nI certify that the above is a true copy of the City and Environment Legislation\nAmendment Bill 2026, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on\nClerk of the Legislative Assembly","sortOrder":16}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"_sourceCoverage":{"mode":"whole_source","sourceChars":11507,"sourceSha256":"eed39e680f491edf36826ea296eccdcc61dd43bcf88107078028d9a847bd0f08","suppliedChars":11507},"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The provided text shows amendments across five enactments, but does not explain the original purpose in enough detail to establish whether the Act significantly expanded beyond it. The title and provisions indicate a range of subject areas; no significant expansion beyond the original purpose can be confirmed from this text alone."},"complexity_factors":["The Act amends five separate laws and regulations covering several different subject areas.","The cremated-remains rules use multiple time periods: notice within 7 days, availability for 3 years, access by a suitable person after the first year, and follow-up contact after 2 years.","The crematorium offences depend on combinations of circumstances, including failures to notify or contact people and disposal before the retention period ends.","The corporate infringement penalty uses different calculations for heavy-vehicle offences and other offences, with an exception for specified parking offences.","Several amendments remove or replace existing provisions, but the Act does not reproduce the full underlying laws needed to understand every resulting interaction."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act amends five ACT laws and regulations. It requires crematorium licensees to notify applicants, keep cremated remains available for three years, make specified follow-up contact before disposal, and record collection or disposal details (ss 4, 8). It also changes electoral redistribution timing, heavy-vehicle offence provisions, corporate infringement penalties, and accuracy tolerances for speed-measuring devices (ss 10–15).\n\nThe changes affect crematorium licensees, corporations, road users, and electoral administration. This is general legal information, not legal advice; Zoe may make mistakes, and a qualified Australian lawyer should check it before you act on or rely on it."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/city-and-environment-legislation-amendment-act-2026","history":"/api/acts/city-and-environment-legislation-amendment-act-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/city-and-environment-legislation-amendment-act-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/city-and-environment-legislation-amendment-act-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/city-and-environment-legislation-amendment-act-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/city-and-environment-legislation-amendment-act-2026/documents"}}