40Register of interments

40 Register of interments

(1)  For the purposes of section 34(4) of the Act, a cemetery manager must keep a register of interments containing –

(a) the following particulars in relation to each interment in the cemetery:

(i) the name of the deceased person;

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

(iii) the age of the deceased person at the date of the person’s, if known;

(iv) the date of birth of the deceased person, if known;

(v) whether the deceased person was a veteran, if known;

(vi) the date of cremation, if any, of the deceased person;

(vii) the date on which the interment occurred;

(viii) the number or other identifier of the grave; and

(b) the following particulars in relation to each exhumation of human remains conducted in the cemetery:

(i) the name of the deceased person;

(ii) the date on which the exhumation was conducted;

(iii) the authority under which the exhumation was conducted.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(2)  A cemetery manager must provide to any person, at the person's request, reasonable access to the interment register for inspection.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.