Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2020
112ATerritory responsible for maintenance of closed facilities
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112A Territory responsible for maintenance of closed facilities (1) The Territory is responsible for maintaining each closed facility to an acceptable standard. Examples—maintenance • maintenance of the grounds of the facility • maintenance of mausoleums, vaults and graves in the facility • maintenance of walls, fences, paths, roads and drains of the facility (2) However, the Minister may authorise an entity to be responsible for maintaining a closed facility on behalf of the Territory. (3) An authorisation is a notifiable instrument. (4) If the expenditure required for the maintenance of a closed facility exceeds the amount available in the perpetual care trust for the closed facility, the Territory is responsible for the additional expenditure required for the maintenance of the closed facility. closed facility means a facility that was closed in accordance with— (a) an approval given under section 54; or (b) a declaration made under section 116A (2).