Burial and Cremation Act 2022
52Certificate of grant of exclusive right of burial
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52 Certificate of grant of exclusive right of burial (1) The manager must issue to the grantee a certificate of the grant if the manager of a public cemetery or an independent cemetery grants an exclusive right of burial. (2) The certificate of a grant of an exclusive right of burial must contain the following information: (a) the name of the responsible entity; (b) the name and location of the cemetery; (c) the full name of the manager of the cemetery; (d) the location of the specific burial site; (e) the full name of the grantee; (f) the date the right of burial was granted; (g) the period of duration of the right of burial; (h) any conditions specified by the manager on the grant of the right;
Burial and Cremation Act 2022 34 (i) the full name of the personal representative for the grantee; (j) the full names of each person specified to be buried at the burial site; (k) any conditions specified by the grantee for the exercise of the right. (3) If the manager of a public cemetery or an independent cemetery is satisfied that a certificate of a grant of an exclusive right of burial is lost, misappropriated or destroyed, the manager may, on payment of the relevant fee, issue a duplicate certificate to: (a) the grantee; or (b) if the grantee is deceased – the person mentioned in section 55(1).