Australian Capital Territory 
Cemeteries and Crematoria (Containers for Burial) Approval 2004 (No 1)*
Notifiable instrument NI2004—332
made under the 
Cemeteries and Crematoria Regulations 2003, regulation 7(2) (Requirements for burial of human remains)

1	Name of instrument
	This instrument is the Cemeteries and Crematoria (Containers for Burial) Approval 2004 (No 1).
2	Commencement 
	This instrument commences on 1 September 2004.
3	Declaration
	For the purpose of regulation 7(2) a coffin, casket or other container is approved for the burial of human remains if it complies with the following minimal requirements that it: 
(1) not leak liquids or gases;
(2) be securely closed before transportation to the burial site up to and including committal to the ground;
(3) be constructed so as to not distort or collapse when handled during the normal course of events leading up to burial (including handling when damp); or
(4) otherwise, be approved in writing by the chief health officer.

Dr Paul Dugdale
Chief Health Officer
20 August 2004