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Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2013
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#### 65 Certificates for interment rights
65 Certificates for interment rights
> > (1) A cemetery operator who grants or renews an interment right, or transfers an interment right under section 58, must issue to the person to whom the right is granted, renewed or transferred a certificate for the interment right—
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> > > (a) stating that the person holds an interment right that is in force in relation to an interment site described in the certificate and setting out the matters specified in section 57, and
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> > > (b) setting out the notice required to have been given by section 54(4).
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> > (2) A cemetery operator must issue a certificate for an interment right to a person if, at any other time, the cemetery operator becomes aware the person is entitled to hold an interment right under this Act.
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> > (3) A cemetery operator must issue an updated certificate for an interment right to a holder—
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> > > (a) if an amendment to the cemetery operator’s register causes a statement in the holder’s certificate to be incorrect, and
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> > > (b) stating the certificate replaces a previous certificate issued to the holder for the interment right.
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> > (4) If a certificate for an interment right is stolen, lost or destroyed, the cemetery operator may, on application and payment of the appropriate fee, issue a replacement certificate.
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> > (5) A certificate for an interment right must be in a form—
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> > > (a) prescribed by the regulations, or
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> > > (b) approved by the Cemeteries Agency.
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> > (6) A cemetery operator must, before issuing a certificate for an interment right, ensure the information in the certificate is consistent with information recorded on the cemetery operator’s register.
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> > Maximum civil penalty—$27,500.
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> **s 65:** Subst 2025 No 32, Sch 1\[37\].