Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2013 No 105

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
01 September 2025 01 September 2025 2025 No 32
01 July 2025 01 July 2025 2025 No 32
01 July 2024 01 July 2024 2024 No 35
30 October 2023 30 October 2023 2023 No 35
13 January 2023 13 January 2023 2022 No 59
08 January 2019 08 January 2019 2018 No 68
01 December 2018 01 December 2018 2018 No 70
01 August 2018 01 August 2018 2018 No 25
01 July 2018 01 July 2018 2017 No 17
29 June 2018 29 June 2018 2018 No 25
26 June 2018 26 June 2018 IA sec 30C
07 July 2017 07 July 2017 2017 No 22
06 January 2017 06 January 2017 2016 No 55
08 January 2016 08 January 2016 2015 No 58
02 November 2014 02 November 2014 IA sec 30C
04 July 2014 04 July 2014 2014 No 33
01 January 2014 01 January 2014 2013 No 95
27 November 2013 27 November 2013

This Act has been amended by sec 30C of the Interpretation Act 1987 No 15.

Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2013 No 105 No 105

Assented to 27.11.2013.

Date of commencement, except sec 145, Part 4, cll 3 and 4 of Sch 3 and Sch 6.1 [8], 6.2 [1] [3] and [4] and 6.6 [2]–[4] and [8], 1.11.2014, sec 2 and 2014 (678) LW 24.10.2014.

Date of commencement of sec 145, Part 4, cll 3 and 4 of Sch 3 and Sch 6.1 [8], 6.2 [1] [3] and [4] and 6.6 [2]–[4] and [8], 25.6.2018, sec 2 and 2018 (274) LW 22.6.2018.

Cemeteries and Crematoria Amendment Act 2025 No 32

Assented to 12.06.2025.

Date of commencement of Sch 1[1] [9] [11]–[47] [50] [55] and [58], 1.9.2025, sec 2(c).

Date of commencement of Sch 1[2]–[8] [10] [48] [49] [51]–[54] and [57], 1.7.2025, sec 2(b).

Date of commencement of Sch 1[56]: not in force.

Government Sector Employment and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No 35

Assented to 24.06.2024.

Date of commencement, 1.7.2024, sec 2 and 2024 (235) LW 26.6.2024.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2023 No 35 (SI )

Assented to 30.10.2023.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2(c).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2022 No 59 (SI )

Assented to 26.10.2022.

Date of commencement, 13.1.2023, sec 2.

Government Sector Finance Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 2018 No 70 (SI )

Assented to 22.11.2018.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, 1.12.2018, sec 2 (1) and 2018 (673) LW 30.11.2018.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2018 No 68 (SI )

Assented to 31.10.2018.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.2, 8.1.2019, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 No 25 (SI )

Assented to 15.06.2018.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.3, 1.8.2018, sec 2 (3).

Date of commencement of Sch 3, 14 days after assent, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 No 22 (SI )

Assented to 01.06.2017.

Date of commencement of Schs 2 and 3, 7.7.2017, sec 2 (3).

Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No 17 (SI )

Assented to 17.05.2017.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.2, 1.7.2018, sec 2 (1) and 2018 (225) LW 1.6.2018.

Sch 2.2 [40] was without effect as the Schedule being amended was repealed by the Interpretation Act 1987 No 15.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2016 No 55 (SI )

Assented to 25.10.2016.

Date of commencement of Sch 3.3, 6.1.2017, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2015 No 58 (SI )

Assented to 24.11.2015.

Date of commencement of Sch 1, 8.1.2016, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 No 33 (SI )

Assented to 24.06.2014.

Date of commencement of Schs 1.4 and 2.8, 4.7.2014, sec 2 (1).

Civil and Administrative Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 2013 No 95 (SI )

Assented to 20.11.2013.

Date of commencement, 1.1.2014, sec 2.

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Sec 3

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [1]; 2025 No 32, Sch 1[1].

Sec 4

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [2].

Sec 5

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [3] [4]; 2018 No 25, Sch 3.4.

Sec 7

Am 2014 No 33, Sch 1.4 [1].

Sec 7A

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[2].

Sec 8

Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[3]–[6].

Sec 9

Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[7].

Sec 11

Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[8].

Sec 12

Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[9].

Sec 14

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [5]–[8].

Part 2, Div 3

Rep 2025 No 32, Sch 1[10].

Part 2, Div 3, Subdiv 1

Rep 2025 No 32, Sch 1[10].

Sec 16

Rep 2025 No 32, Sch 1[10].

Part 2, Div 3, Subdiv 2

Rep 2025 No 32, Sch 1[10].

Sec 17

Rep 2025 No 32, Sch 1[10].

Sec 18

Rep 2025 No 32, Sch 1[10].

Sec 19

Rep 2025 No 32, Sch 1[10].

Sec 20

Rep 2025 No 32, Sch 1[10].

Sec 21

Rep 2025 No 32, Sch 1[10].

Sec 22

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [9]; 2025 No 32, Sch 1[11].

Sec 23

Subst 2018 No 70, Sch 3.9.

Sec 27

Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[12].

Sec 28

Am 2016 No 55, Sch 3.3.

Sec 29

Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[13].

Sec 33

Am 2013 No 95, Sch 2.19 [1].

Part 3, Div 8

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[14].

Sec 43A

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[14].

Sec 43B

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[14].

Sec 43C

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[14].

Sec 43D

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[14].

Sec 43E

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[14].

Part 4, heading

Am 2014 No 33, Sch 1.4 [2].

Sec 44

Am 2015 No 58, Sch 1.2 [1].

Sec 46

Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[15]–[18].

Sec 50

Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[19].

Sec 51

Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[20].

Sec 52

Am 2018 No 25, Sch 2.3 [1] [2]; 2025 No 32, Sch 1[21].

Sec 53

Am 2015 No 58, Sch 1.2 [2]–[4]; 2025 No 32, Sch 1[22]–[24].

Sec 53A

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[25].

Sec 54

Am 2014 No 33, Sch 2.8 [1]; 2017 No 22, Sch 2.5; 2025 No 32, Sch 1[26]–[28].

Sec 55

Am 2014 No 33, Sch 1.4 [3]; 2018 No 25, Sch 2.3 [3]; 2025 No 32, Sch 1[29]–[32].

Sec 56

Am 2015 No 58, Sch 1.2 [5]; 2025 No 32, Sch 1[33].

Sec 60A

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[34].

Sec 61

Am 2018 No 25, Sch 2.3 [4] [5]. Subst 2025 No 32, Sch 1[34].

Sec 61A

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[34].

Sec 63

Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[35] [36].

Sec 65

Subst 2025 No 32, Sch 1[37].

Sec 66A

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[38].

Sec 67

Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[39] [40].

Sec 68A

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[41].

Sec 68B

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[41].

Sec 69A

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[42].

Part 4, Div 2A

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[43].

Sec 70A

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[43].

Sec 70B

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[43].

Sec 70C

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[43].

Sec 70D

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[43].

Sec 70E

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[43].

Sec 70F

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[43].

Sec 70G

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[43].

Sec 70H

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[43].

Sec 70I

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[43].

Sec 71

Subst 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [10].

Sec 72

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [11].

Part 5, Div 2, heading

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [12].

Part 5, Div 2, Subdiv 1

Subst 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [13].

Secs 73–75

Subst 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [13].

Secs 76–80

Rep 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [13].

Sec 80A

Ins 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [14].

Secs 82–84

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [15].

Sec 85

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [16].

Sec 86

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [17].

Sec 88

Am 2018 No 25, Sch 2.3 [6] [7].

Sec 89

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [15] [18] [19].

Sec 90

Subst 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [20]. Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[44].

Sec 91

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [21].

Sec 93

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [22] [23].

Sec 94

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [24].

Sec 98

Am 2015 No 58, Sch 1.2 [6].

Sec 98A

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [25].

Sec 99

Subst 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [26].

Sec 100

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [27].

Sec 101

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [28].

Sec 102

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [29].

Sec 103

Am 2015 No 58, Sch 1.2 [7]; 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [30].

Sec 104

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [31].

Sec 105

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [32].

Sec 106

Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[45].

Sec 109

Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[46].

Sec 110

Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[46].

Sec 111

Subst 2017 No 22, Sch 3.8.

Sec 124

Am 2014 No 33, Sch 2.8 [2]; 2025 No 32, Sch 1[47].

Sec 125

Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[48].

Sec 127

Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[49].

Sec 132

Am 2022 No 59, Sch 2.4.

Sec 139A

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[50].

Sec 139B

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[50].

Sec 139C

Ins 2025 No 32, Sch 1[50].

Sec 141

Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[51] [52].

Sec 142

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [33].

Sec 143

Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.

Sch 1

Am 2014 No 33, Sch 2.8 [3]; 2024 No 35, Sch 3.1. Subst 2025 No 32, Sch 1[53].

Sch 2

Subst 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [34].

Sch 3

Am 2025 No 32, Sch 1[54] [55].

Sch 4

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [35]–[37]; 2018 No 25, Sch 2.3 [8]; 2025 No 32, Sch 1[12].

Sch 5

Am 2014 No 33, Sch 2.8 [4] [5]; 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [38] [39].

Sch 6

Am 1987 No 15, sec 30C; 2014 No 33, Sch 1.4 [4] [5]. Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.

Dictionary

Am 2013 No 95, Sch 2.19 [2]; 2014 No 33, Sch 1.4 [6]; 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 [41]–[45]; 2018 No 68, Sch 1.2; 2023 No 35, Sch 4.4; 2025 No 32, Sch 1[57] [58].

Cemeteries and Crematoria Bill 2013

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Introduced (LC): 24 October 2013 Bill (and Explanatory Note) - unavailable

2nd Reading (LA): 24 October 2013
Assent: 27 November 2013 PDF icon 2013 No 105