31Information required before permitting interment of human remains

31 Information required before permitting interment of human remains

(1)  An application under regulation 30(2) is to include the following information:

(a) the full name of the applicant;

(b) the residential or contact address of the applicant;

(c) the full name of the deceased person;

(d) the last place of residence of the deceased person, if known;

(e) the date of birth of the deceased person;

(f) the date of death of the deceased person;

(g) the age of the deceased person at the date of the person’s death;

(h) if known –

(i) whether the deceased person was a veteran; and

(ii) if the deceased person was a veteran, details of the service or duty performed by the person;

(i) any further information that the cemetery manager considers necessary to determine whether to grant the person permission to inter the human remains.

(2)  Subject to subregulation (3) , the cemetery manager must obtain the information specified in subregulation (1) before granting a person permission to inter human remains.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(3)  The cemetery manager may grant permission to inter human remains in the cemetery without obtaining all the information required under subregulation (1) if the cemetery manager is satisfied that the applicant has made all reasonable enquiries but has been unable to obtain the information.