3Legislation amended

3 Legislation amended This Act amends the following legislation: • Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2020 • Electoral Act 1992 • Heavy Vehicle National Law (ACT) Act 2013 • Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005 • Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017.

A2026-11 City and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 3 Part 2 Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2020 4 Section 25 25 Licensee must make remains available for collection (1) If human remains are cremated at a crematorium, the licensee must, within 7 days after the cremation, notify the applicant that the cremated remains are available for collection. (2) The licensee must make the cremated remains available for collection by the applicant for 3 years after the day the applicant is notified (the retention period). (3) If the applicant does not collect the cremated remains within the first year of the retention period, the licensee must make the remains available for collection by a suitable person until the end of the retention period. (4) If the cremated remains have not been collected within the first 2 years of the retention period, the licensee must ask the applicant or a suitable person to collect the remains by— (a) contacting the last known telephone number of the applicant or suitable person on at least 2 days; and (b) sending a written notice to the last known postal or email address of the applicant or suitable person. (5) A notice under subsection (4) (b) must state— (a) the day the retention period ends; and (b) that the licensee may dispose of the cremated remains after that day.

(6) In this section: applicant, in relation to the cremation of human remains, means the person who applied to the licensee of a crematorium for the cremation under section 22. suitable person means a person who is— (a) a family member of the deceased person whose human remains were cremated; and (b) over 16 years of age.