Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2020
9Right to interment
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9 Right to interment (1) A person may apply to the licensee of a facility for a right to interment of cremated remains at the facility. (2) The application must be in writing and include the following: (b) the kind of interment site sought at the facility; (c) the preferred interment area at the facility (if any); (3) The licensee of the facility must— (5) The licensee may accept the application only if the licensee is satisfied that at the time the right will be exercised for the first time— (a) an interment site will be available at the facility; and
(b) if the person applied for— (i) a kind of interment site at the facility—the interment site will be of the kind applied for; and (ii) an interment site in a particular area of the facility—an interment site will be available in the area. (6) If the licensee accepts the application, the licensee must give the person a document, in writing, containing the following information (a right to interment certificate): (a) the name and location of the facility; (b) the unique identifying number for— (i) the right to interment certificate; and (ii) the licensee of the facility; (c) the day the right is given; (d) if the application is for a kind of interment site at the facility— the kind of interment site; (e) if the application is for a particular area of the facility—the area; (f) any other information prescribed by regulation. (7) The licensee of the facility must give the person— (a) the facility plan for the facility; and (b) a statement to the effect that if the person does not exercise the right within 60 years after the day the right is given, the right will cease; and