Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• ACAT
• appoint
• chief health officer
• contravene
• director-general
• exercise
• function
• public trustee
• reviewable decision notice.
"burial place", for a cemetery or crematorium, means a plot, vault or other place of burial or interment of ashes in the cemetery or crematorium.
"bury" includes inter human remains in a vault.
"cemeteries authority" means the Australian Capital Territory Public Cemeteries Authority.
"cemetery" means a public cemetery, private cemetery or private burial ground.
"code of practice" means a code of practice approved under section 6.
"crematorium" means a public or private crematorium.
"exhume" includes remove human remains from a vault.
"foetal remains "means the body, or part of the body, of a dead foetus (other than a stillborn child), but does not include cremated foetal remains.
"governing board" means the governing board of the cemeteries authority.
"human remains" means the body, or part of the body, of a dead person (including a stillborn child), but does not include cremated human remains.
"improvement notice"—see section 17 (3).
"long-term", for maintenance of a cemetery or crematorium, means maintenance of the cemetery or crematorium after it is closed for new burials, interment of ashes or memorialisations.
"maintain" includes alter, remove, renew and repair.
"memorialisation" means the erection of a memorial for a dead person.
"operator", of a cemetery or crematorium, means the person who manages the cemetery or crematorium.
"operator receipt", for a cemetery or crematorium, means an amount received by the operator of the cemetery or crematorium for a burial, interment of ashes or memorialisation (including, for example, for purchase and maintenance of a burial place or any service related to the burial, interment or memorialisation) at the cemetery or crematorium.
Note An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
"perpetual care trust"—see section 9 (2).
"perpetual care trust percentage", for a cemetery or crematorium—see section 11 (1) (a).
"perpetual care trust reserve percentage", for a cemetery or crematorium—see section 11 (1) (b).
"planning period", for a cemetery or crematorium, means a planning period determined for the cemetery or crematorium under section 13.
"private burial ground" means an area of unleased territory land reserved under the territory plan as a burial ground.
"private cemetery" means land leased for the purposes of a cemetery or for the purposes of a cemetery and crematorium.
"private crematorium" means land leased for the purposes of a crematorium or for the purposes of a cemetery and crematorium.
"public cemetery" means unleased territory land reserved under the territory plan for use as a cemetery or for use as a cemetery and crematorium.
"public crematorium" means unleased territory land reserved under the territory plan for use as a crematorium or for use as a cemetery and crematorium.
"reserve", of a perpetual care trust—see section 10 (1).
"reviewable decision", for part 4 (Notification and review of decisions)—see section 45.
"short-term", for maintenance of a cemetery or crematorium, means maintenance of the cemetery or crematorium that is not long-term maintenance.
"stillborn child"—see the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997, dictionary.
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
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Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003 A2003-11
notified LR 27 March 2003
s
1, s 2 commenced 27 March 2003 (LA s 75
(1))
remainder commenced 27 September 2003 (s 2 and
LA s 79)
as modified by
Cemeteries and Crematoria Regulations 2003 SL2003-31 sch 1
notified LR 17 September
2003
reg 1, reg 2 commenced 17 September 2003 (LA s
75 (1))
sch 1 commenced 27 September 2003 (s 2 and
see A2003-11, s 2 and LA s 79)
as amended by
Validation of Fees (Cemeteries) Act 2003 A2003-61 s 5
notified LR 17 December 2003
s 1, s 2 commenced 17 December 2003 (LA s 75 (1))
s 5 commenced 18 December 2003 (s 2)
Criminal Code (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Amendment Act 2004 A2004-15 sch 1 pt 1.3, sch 2 pt 2.14
notified LR 26 March 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.3, sch 2 pt 2.14 commenced 9 April 2004 (s 2 (1))
Cemeteries and Crematoria Amendment Act 2005 A2005-27
notified LR 28 June 2005
s
1, s 2 commenced 28 June 2005 (LA s 75
(1))
remainder commenced 29 June 2005 (s
2)
Financial Management Legislation Amendment Act 2005 A2005-52 sch 1 pt 1.6
notified LR 26 October 2005
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 October 2005 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.6 commenced 1 January 2006 (s 2 (2))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 (No 2) A2007-16 sch 1 pt 1.1
notified LR 20 June 2007
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 12 April 2007 (LA s 75 (2))
sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 11 July 2007 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2008 A2008-28 sch 1 pt 1.2, sch 3 pt 3.10
notified LR 12 August 2008
s 1, s 2 commenced 12 August 2008 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.2, sch 3 pt 3.10 commenced 26 August 2008 (s 2)
ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 2) A2008-37 sch 1 pt 1.17
notified LR 4 September 2008
s 1, s 2 commenced 4 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.17 commenced 2 February 2009 (s 2 (1) and see ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 A2008-35, s 2 (1) and CN2009-2)
Fair Trading (Australian Consumer Law) Amendment Act 2010 A2010-54 sch 3 pt 3.2
notified LR 16 December 2010
s 1, s 2 commenced 16 December 2010 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.2 commenced 1 January 2011 (s 2 (1))
Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2011 A2011-22 sch 1 pt 1.21
notified LR 30 June 2011
s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.21 commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 3) A2011-52 sch 3 pt 3.9
notified LR 28 November 2011
s 1, s 2 commenced 28 November 2011 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.9 commenced 12 December 2011 (s
2)
Commencement
s
2 om LA s 89 (4)
Codes of
practice
s 6 am A2005-27 s 4;
A2011-52 amdt 3.19
Guidelines for exercise of Minister's
powers
s 7 am A2011-52 amdt
3.20
Perpetual tenure of graves
etc
s 8 am A2005-27 s
5
Perpetual care trusts and
reserves
div 2.2 hdg sub A2005-27
s 6
Establishment of perpetual care
trusts
s 9 sub A2005-27 s
6
am A2008-28 amdt
1.2
Establishment of perpetual care trust
reserve
s 10 sub A2005-27 s
6
Determination of trust
percentages
s 11 sub A2005-27 s
6
am A2011-52 amdt
3.21
Payments into perpetual care
trust
s 12 sub A2005-27 s
6
am A2011-52 amdt
3.22
Planning
period
s 13 sub A2005-27 s
6
Perpetual care trust
reserve
s 14 sub A2005-27 s
6
am A2011-52 amdt 3.23, amdt
3.24
Protection of perpetual care
trust
s 15 sub A2005-27 s
6
am A2011-52 amdt
3.25
Protection of perpetual care trust
reserve
s 16 sub A2005-27 s
6
Accounts and records for perpetual care
trusts
s 16A ins A2005-27 s
6
am A2011-22 amdt 1.74; A2011-52
amdts 3.26-3.28
Audit
s
16B ins A2005-27 s 6
am A2011-22
amdt 1.74; A2011-52 amdt 3.29
Dissolution of perpetual care
trusts
s 16C ins A2008-28 amdt
1.3
Improvement
notices
s 17 am A2011-22 amdt
1.74
Offence—failing to end
contravention
s 18 hdg sub
A2011-52 amdt 3.30
Director-general may take action to remedy
consequences of contravention
s
19 hdg am A2011-22 amdt 1.74
s 19 am
A2011-22 amdt 1.74
Person must not bury or cremate human
remains or foetal remains except in accordance with
regulation
s 20 hdg sub A2011-52
amdt 3.31
Exhumation of human remains or foetal
remains
s 23 hdg sub A2011-52
amdt 3.32
s 23 am A2007-16 amdt 1.1,
amdt 1.2; ss renum R8 LA; A2011-52 amdt 3.33
Doctors
certificates
s 27 am A2011-52
amdts 3.34-3.36
The cemeteries
authority
pt 3 hdg sub A2005-52
amdt 1.74
Establishment of cemeteries authority and
governing board
div 3.1 hdg sub
A2005-52 amdt 1.75
Establishment of cemeteries
authority
s 28 sub A2005-52 amdt
1.76
Functions of cemeteries
authority
s 28A ins A2005-52 amdt
1.76
am A2011-52 amdt
3.37
Establishment of governing
board
s 29 sub A2005-52 amdt
1.76
am A2008-28 amdt
3.40
Governing board
members
s 29A ins A2005-52 amdt
1.76
Ministerial directions to cemeteries
authority
s 30 hdg am A2005-52
amdt 1.77
s 30 am A2005-52 amdt 1.77;
A2010-54 amdt 3.6
Reports to Minister by
board
s 31 om A2005-52 amdt
1.78
Providing information to Minister by
board
s 32 om A2005-52 amdt
1.78
Members of
board
s 33 om A2005-52 amdt
1.79
Term of appointment of
members
s 34 om A2005-52 amdt
1.79
Ending of appointment of
members
s 35 om A2005-52 amdt
1.79
Conditions of appointment of members
generally
s 36 om A2005-52 amdt
1.79
Time and place of
meetings
s 37 om A2005-52 amdt
1.80
Presiding member at
meetings
s 38 om A2005-52 amdt
1.80
Quorum at
meetings
s 39 om A2005-52 amdt
1.80
Voting at
meetings
s 40 om A2005-52 amdt
1.80
Conduct of meetings
etc
s 41 om A2005-52 amdt
1.80
Disclosure of interest by
members
s 42 om A2005-52 amdt
1.80
Members to be honest
etc
s 43 om A2005-52 amdt
1.80
Staff of cemeteries
authority
div 3.2 hdg om A2005-52
amdt 1.79
ins A2005-52 amdt
1.80
Arrangements for
staff
s 44 am A2005-52 amdt 1.82,
amdt 1.83; A2011-22 amdt 1.71, amdt 1.74
Proceedings of
board
div 3.3 hdg om A2005-52
amdt 1.80
Staff
div
3.4 hdg om A2005-52 amdt 1.81
Notification and review of
decisions
pt 4 hdg sub A2008-37
amdt 1.61
Meaning of reviewable
decision—pt 4
s 45 sub
A2008-37 amdt 1.61
Reviewable decision
notices
s 46 sub A2008-37 amdt
1.61
Applications for
review
s 46A ins A2008-37 amdt
1.61
Miscellaneous
pt
5 hdg exp 27 September 2004 (s
60)
ins A2008-37 amdt
1.61
Assets and liabilities of former
trustees
div 5.1 hdg exp 27
September 2004 (s 60)
Acts and omissions of
representatives
s 47 sub A2004-15
amdt 1.3
False or misleading
statements
s 48 om A2004-15 amdt
2.35
Determination of
fees
s 49 am A2003-61 s 5;
A2011-52 amdt 3.38
Approved
forms
s 50 am A2011-52 amdt
3.38
Regulation-making
power
s 51 am A2011-52 amdts
3.39-3.42
Continuation of perpetual care
trust
s 52 exp 27 September 2004
(s 60)
ins A2005-27 s
7
exp 29 June 2005 (s 52
(3))
Vesting of assets and liabilities of former
trustees in board
s 53 exp 27
September 2004 (s 60)
Evidentiary certificate for vested assets
and liabilities
s 54 exp 27
September 2004 (s 60)
Registration of changes in title to certain
assets
s 55 exp 27 September 2004
(s 60)
Proceedings and evidence in relation to
vested assets and liabilities
s
56 exp 27 September 2004 (s 60)
Perpetual care fund
offence
s 57 exp 27 September
2004 (s 60)
Exclusive rights of
burial
s 57A ins as mod SL2003-31
amdt 1.1
exp 27 September 2004 (see
SL2003-31 reg 28)
General
div
5.2 hdg exp 27 September 2004 (s 60)
Transitional
regulations
s 58 exp 27 September
2004 (s 60)
Modification of pt 5's
operation
s 59 exp 27 September
2004 (s 60)
Expiry of pt
5
s 60 exp 27 September 2004 (s
60)
Repeal of
Acts
s 61 om LA s 89
(3)
Repeal of subordinate
laws
s 62 om LA s 89
(3)
Acts amended—sch
1
s 63 om LA s 89
(3)
Reviewable
decisions
sch 1 om LA s 89
(3)
ins A2008-37 amdt
1.62
Dictionary
dict am
A2005-27 s 8; A2008-37 amdt 1.63; A2011-22 amdt 1.72, amdt 1.73; A2011-52 amdt
3.43
def ADI om
A2011-52 amdt 3.44
def board
om A2005-52 amdt 1.84
def
burial place ins A2005-27 s
9
def cemeteries authority
ins A2005-52 amdt 1.85
def
chairperson om A2005-52 amdt
1.86
def deputy chairperson
om A2005-52 amdt 1.87
def
governing board ins A2005-52 amdt
1.88
def long-term ins
A2005-27 s 10
def member
om A2005-52 amdt 1.89
def
operator receipt ins A2005-27 s
10
def perpetual care fund
om A2005-27 s 11
def
perpetual care trust percentage om R5 LA
ins A2005-27 s
12
def perpetual care trust
reserve percentage ins A2005-27
s 12
def planning period
ins A2005-27 s 12
def
reserve ins A2005-27 s
12
def reviewable
decision ins A2008-37 amdt
1.64
def short-term
ins A2005-27 s 12
5 Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.
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Republication No and date |
Effective |
Last amendment made by |
Republication for |
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R1 |
27 Sept
2003– |
not amended |
new Act and modification by SL2003-31 |
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R2 |
18 Dec
2003– |
A2003-61 |
amendments by A2003-61 |
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R3 |
9 Apr
2004- |
A2004-15 |
amendments by A2004-15 |
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R4 |
28 Sept
2004– |
A2004-15 |
commenced expiry |
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R5 |
29 June
2005– |
A2005-27 |
amendments by A2005-27 |
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R6 |
29 June
2005– |
A2005-27 |
commenced expiry |
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R7 |
1 Jan
2006– |
A2005-52 |
amendments by A2005-52 |
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R8 |
11 July
2007– |
A2007-16 |
amendments by A2007-16 |
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R9 |
26 Aug
2008– |
A2008-28 |
amendments by A2008-28 |
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R10* |
2 Feb
2009– |
A2008-37 |
amendments by A2008-37 |
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R11 |
1 Jan
2011– |
A2010-54 |
amendments by A2010-54 |
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R12 |
1 July
2011– |
A2011-22 |
amendments by A2011-22 |
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