Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIA ACT 2003 (NO. 11 OF 2003)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIA

           Division 2.1--Operation of cemeteries and crematoria

   6.      Codes of practice  
   7.      Guidelines for exercise of Minister's powers  
   8.      Perpetual tenure of graves etc  

           Division 2.2--Perpetual care trusts

   9.      Establishment of perpetual care trusts  
   10.     Determination of trust percentage  
   11.     Perpetual care funds  
   12.     Payments into perpetual care fund  
   13.     Protection of perpetual care funds  
   14.     Provisions applying to authorised deposit-taking institutions  
   15.     Accounts and records for perpetual care funds  
   16.     Audit  

           Division 2.3--Improvement notices

   17.     Improvement notices  
   18.     Penalty for failing to end contravention  
   19.     Chief executive may take action to remedy consequences of  

           Division 2.4--Offences about burials and cremations

   20.     Person must not bury or cremate human remains except in accordance with  
   21.     Operator not to allow burial or cremation except in accordance with regulations  
   22.      Minister or magistrate may prohibit cremation  
   23.     Exhumation of human remains  
   24.     Burials to take place only at cemetery  
   25.     Cremations to take place only at crematorium  
   26.     Cremation to conceal offence  
   27.     Doctors certificates  

   PART 3--THE CEMETERIES BOARD

           Division 3.1--Establishment and functions

   28.     Establishment of board  
   29.     Functions of board etc  
   30.     Ministerial directions to board  
   31.     Reports to Minister by board  
   32.     Providing information to Minister by board  

           Division 3.2--Members of board

   33.     Members of board  
   34.     Term of appointment of members  
   35.     Ending of appointment of members  
   36.     Conditions of appointment of members generally  

           Division 3.3--Proceedings of board

   37.     Time and place of meetings  
   38.     Presiding member at meetings  
   39.     Quorum at meetings  
   40.     Voting at meetings  
   41.     Conduct of meetings etc  
   42.     Disclosure of interest by members  
   43.     Members to be honest etc  

           Division 3.4--Staff

   44.     Arrangements for staff  

   PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS

   45.     Review of decisions  
   46.     Notification of reviewable decisions  
   47.     Acts and omissions of representatives  
   48.     False or misleading statements  
   49.     Determination of fees  
   50.     Approved forms  
   51.     Regulation-making power  

   PART 5--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS

           Division 5.1--Assets and liabilities of former trustees

   52.     Meaning of former trustees for pt 5  
   53.     Vesting of assets and liabilities of former trustees in board  
   54.     Evidentiary certificate for vested assets and liabilities  
   55.     Registration of changes in title to certain assets  
   56.     Proceedings and evidence in relation to vested assets and liabilities  
   57.     Perpetual care fund offence  

           Division 5.2--General

   58.     Transitional regulations  
   59.      Modification of pt 5's operation  
   60.     Expiry of pt 5  
   61.     Repeal of Acts  
   62.     Repeal of subordinate laws  
   63.     Acts amended—sch 1  
           SCHEDULE 1
           DICTIONARY
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