69Heritage advisory committee

#### 69 Heritage advisory committee 69 Heritage advisory committee > > (1) The cemetery operator for a cemetery that offers renewable interment rights must establish a heritage advisory committee— > > > > > (a) if burial licences or other entitlements referred to in section 45 (2) (b) were offered by the cemetery before the commencement—as soon as practicable after the commencement, and > > > > > (b) in any other the case—at least 3 years before the first renewable interment right granted by the cemetery operator after the commencement of this section is due to expire. > > > (2) Before removing any memorial that has not been reclaimed or moving any bodily remains from an interment site, a cemetery operator required to establish a heritage advisory committee by subsection (1) must seek the advice of the heritage advisory committee as to the historical, scientific, cultural, social, archaeological, architectural, natural or aesthetic value of the memorial and the appropriate action to take to preserve its value. > > > (3) The Cemeteries Agency may, by order published in the Gazette, make guidelines for or with respect to the constitution of a heritage advisory committee. > > > (4) A heritage advisory committee consists of such persons as the cemetery operator considers (taking into account any guidelines made under subsection (3)) have qualifications, knowledge and skills in areas relevant to the functions of the committee. > > > (5) A heritage advisory committee member holds office for such period as is specified in the instrument of appointment of the committee member, but any such appointment may be terminated by the cemetery operator at any time. > > > (6) One of the advisory committee members, in and by the instrument by which the committee member is appointed or another instrument made by the cemetery operator, is to be appointed as chairperson of the committee. > > > (7) Subject to the regulations, the procedure for the calling and holding of meetings of a heritage advisory committee is to be determined by the committee.