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Shoalhaven Bereavement Services operates under the following policies adopted by Shoalhaven City Council:
Shoalhaven Bereavement Services operates under the NSW Cemetery and Crematorium Operator Code of Practice 2018.
The Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2013 (the C&C Act) and the Cemeteries and Crematoria Regulation 2014 (the C&C Regulation) provide a legislative framework for the provision of interment services, and interment rights in NSW. The system includes comprehensive measures to protect consumers.
Section 28 of the C&C Act provides for Cemeteries & Crematoria NSW (CCNSW) to develop codes of practice to give guidance on any interment matter or other matter set out in the objects of the C&C Act. CCNSW has the power to approve, vary or revoke codes of practice under section 30 of the C&C Act.
CCNSW, in consultation with the interment industry, has developed this code of practice. The code requires operators to implement and adhere to best practice in seven broad areas:
The code standardised specific practices across the interment industry.
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