Australian Capital Territory 
Cemeteries and Crematoria (Containers for Cremation) Approval 2004 (No 1)*
Notifiable instrument NI2004—333
made under the 
Cemeteries and Crematoria Regulations 2003, regulation 8(2) (Requirements for cremation of human remains)

1	Name of instrument
	This instrument is the Cemeteries and Crematoria (Containers for Cremation) Approval 2004 (No 1).
2	Commencement 
	This instrument commences on 1 September 2004.
3	Declaration
	For the purpose of regulation 8(2) a coffin, casket or other container is approved for the cremation of human remains if it complies with the following minimal requirements that it: 
(1) be made from material that will minimise the release of organochlorines during incineration in a crematorium;
(2) not leak liquids or gases;
(3) be securely closed before transportation to the cremation site up to and including cremation;
(4) be constructed so as to not distort or collapse when handled during the normal course of events leading up to cremation (including handling when damp);
(5) be made out of material that is suitable for combustion during cremation; or
(6) otherwise, be approved in writing by the chief health officer.

Dr Paul Dugdale
Chief Health Officer
20 August 2004