Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIA ACT 2020 (NO. 7 OF 2020) - SECT 19

A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is the licensee of a cemetery; and

        (b)     the person buries human remains at the cemetery; and

        (c)     the deceased person whose human remains are buried, or a family member of the deceased person, requests or carries out activities for the burial that are—

              (i)     related to the deceased person's religion, cultural group or other special category; and

Examples—other special category

babies, children or members of the Australian Defence Force

              (ii)     reasonable in the circumstances; and

        (d)     the person refuses the request, or interferes with the activities being carried out.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.