Burial and Cremation Regulations 2025
32Authority to make decisions about interment of human remains
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32 Authority to make decisions about interment of human remains
(1) The senior next of kin of the deceased person has authority to make any decisions, that the cemetery manager requests the person to make, that are incidental to, or in connection with, the interment of the deceased person's remains, including decisions in relation to the erection of a monument or memorial.
(2) A person other than the senior next of kin of the deceased person may make any of the decisions set out in subregulation (1) if that person has received written consent to do so from the senior next of kin.