Burial and Cremation Act 2022
51Exclusive right of burial granted after burial
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51 Exclusive right of burial granted after burial Despite section 50(3)(b), the manager of a public cemetery or independent cemetery, on payment of the relevant fee, may grant to the person who applied for approval to bury the human remains of a deceased person an exclusive right of burial for a specific burial site where the human remains of the deceased person are already buried if: (a) the human remains were buried within 12 months from the date the application for the right is made; and (b) no other human remains are buried at the burial site.