Burial and Cremation Act 2022
26Fees for cemetery services
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26 Fees for cemetery services (1) The responsible entity for a cemetery may impose a fee to be charged for a service. (2) The amount of any fees charged by the responsible entity for a cemetery must be specified as individual fees for each good or service provided by the responsible entity. Example for subsection (2) The fee for the use of a burial plot and the fee for digging the grave must be specified as individual fees and cannot be combined to be specified as one fee. (3) A burial fee charged by the responsible entity for a community cemetery or a local cemetery must not exceed the estimated cost incurred in relation to carrying out the burial.