Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2020
10Right to burial and right to interment—transfer
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10 Right to burial and right to interment—transfer (1) A person who has a right to burial at a cemetery or a right to interment at a facility may apply to transfer the right to another person. (a) be made to the licensee— (i) for a right to burial—of the cemetery; or (ii) for a right to interment—of the facility; and (b) be in writing and include the following information: (i) the name and contact details of the person applying to transfer the right (the transferor); (ii) a copy of the right to burial certificate or right to interment certificate for the right; (iii) the name and contact details of the person to whom the right is to be transferred (the transferee) and a statement that the transferee agrees to the right being transferred to them; (5) The licensee may accept the application only if satisfied that a right under the right to burial certificate or right to interment certificate has not been exercised.
(6) If the licensee of a facility accepts an application , the licensee must— (a) attach a written amendment to the right to burial certificate or right to interment certificate stating— (i) the name and contact details of the transferor; and (ii) the name and contact details of the transferee; and (iii) the period remaining in the term of the right; and (iv) anything else prescribed by regulation; and (b) tell the transferor, in writing— (i) that the licensee is transferring the right to the transferee; and (ii) the day of the transfer; and (c) tell the transferee, in writing, that the right has been transferred to them and give the transferee a copy of— (i) for a right to burial—the right to burial certificate; and (ii) for a right to interment—the right to interment certificate; and (iii) the written amendment of the certificate mentioned in paragraph (a).