Cemeteries and Crematoria Regulations 2025
34Requirements for enclosure of bodily remains and body parts
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34 Requirements for enclosure of bodily remains and body parts
A person must not bring bodily remains or body parts to be interred into a public cemetery, or convey those bodily remains or body parts within a public cemetery, unless the bodily remains or body parts are enclosed in a coffin, casket, container or receptacle—
(a) that is clean and hygienic; and
(b) that is constructed of wood, metal or other substantial material; and
(c) from which neither offensive or noxious emissions nor matter from the bodily remains or body parts will escape.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
Reg. 35 (Heading) amended by S.R. No. 114/2025 reg. 6(1).
Reg. 35 amended by S.R. No. 114/2025 reg. 6(2).