9AConversion order—Class A cemetery trust or Class B cemetery trust

9A Conversion order—Class A cemetery trust or Class B cemetery trust

(1) On the recommendation of the Minister, the Governor in Council, by order published in the Government Gazette, may convert—

(a) a Class A cemetery trust to a Class B cemetery trust;

(b) a Class B cemetery trust to a Class A cemetery trust.

(2) The Minister must not recommend the making of a conversion order unless satisfied that the order is in the public interest having regard to—

(a) the objects of this Act;

(b) the size or scale of the operations of the cemetery trust;

(c) the services provided, or to be provided, by the cemetery trust;

(d) the communities served, or to be served, by the cemetery trust;

(e) any other matters the Minister considers relevant.

(3) A conversion order—

(a) may apply to a single cemetery trust or multiple cemetery trusts;

(b) may change the name of a cemetery trust;

(c) may provide for—

(i) the appointment of new members to a cemetery trust;

(ii) the removal of members from a cemetery trust;

(d) may provide for the transfer of—

(i) assets and liabilities (whether contingent or otherwise);

(ii) duties and obligations in relation to staff;

(iii) duties and obligations under contracts or other arrangements;

(iv) records and registers;

(e) may make provision for any other matter which, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, is necessary or expedient for the effective operation of the order;

(f) may include savings, transitional or consequential provisions to facilitate the operation of the order.

(4) A conversion order takes effect—