Australian Capital Territory

Cemeteries and Crematoria (Public Cemetery Fees) Determination 2015 (No 2)
Disallowable Instrument DI 2015 - 299
made under the
Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003, Section 49 (Determination of fees)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003 (the Act) regulates the operation of cemeteries and crematoria.  Section 49 of the Act provides the Minister with the power to determine fees for the purposes of the Act.

Public cemeteries are managed by the ACT Public Cemeteries Authority (the Authority).  The Authority is required to operate on a sound financial basis.

This determination revokes the previous fee determination (DI2015-87) which set the Authority’s fees from 1 July 2015. The new fee determination, is being made to provide for natural burials in the Territory. 

No other fees have been changed since the last determination.