92Burials in certain areas prohibited

92 Burials in certain areas prohibited

92 Burials in certain areas prohibited

(1) A person must not place a body in a grave or vault unless the grave or vault is located—

(a) in a public cemetery, or

(b) in a private cemetery or other place approved by a local government authority, or

(c) on private land, if the area of landholding is 5 hectares or more and the location has been approved by a local government authority, or

(d) on land reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 or acquired under Part 11 of that Act, if the location has been approved by—

(i) a person or body, including a local council, trust board or board of management within the meaning of that Act, in which the care, control and management of the land is vested, or

(ii) if no person or body has been vested with the care, control and management of the land—the Secretary of the Department of Planning and Environment.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(2) A person must not bury a body in or on land if to do so would make likely the contamination of a drinking water supply or a domestic water supply.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

s 92: Am 2023 No 35, Sch 4.34.