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Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2013
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#### 29 Nature of codes of practice
29 Nature of codes of practice
> > (1) Except as provided by this section, codes of practice are in the nature of guidelines and compliance is not mandatory.
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> > (2) The Cemeteries Agency may develop and approve codes of practice (a mandatory code of practice) for which compliance is intended to be mandatory.
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> > (3) A mandatory code of practice has no effect unless it is incorporated in an interment industry scheme under section 31 (2).
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> > (4) A person must comply with any requirement of a mandatory code of practice that applies to the person.
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> > Maximum civil penalty: the amount specified in the interment industry scheme not exceeding $27,500.
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> **s 29:** Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1\[13\].