Burial and Cremation Regulations 2025
48Public notification requirements of Act in relation to cemeteries
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48 Public notification requirements of Act in relation to cemeteries
(1) This regulation applies in respect of the following sections of the Act:
(a) section 45(4) ;
(b) section 52(1)(a) ;
(c) section 61(c) ;
(d) section 64(2)(d) ;
(e) section 68(3)(a) ;
(f) section 70(1)(a) ;
(g) section 71(3)(a) .
(2) For the purposes of a section of the Act to which this regulation applies, a notice under that section is published in the prescribed manner if –
(a) the notice is published –
(i) in a daily newspaper or newspapers approved by the Regulator; and
(ii) in the general, or public notice or equivalent, section of the newspaper; and
(b) the font used in the notice is not smaller than the standard font used by the newspaper; and
(c) the notice does not use spacing that is smaller than the standard spacing used by the newspaper; and
(d) the notice contains a heading, in bold text, that specifies –
(i) if the notice is made under section 45(4) , that the notice relates to the approval of a new cemetery; or
(ii) if the notice is made under section 52(1)(a) , that the notice relates to the proposed sale of a cemetery; or