Industry regulation | Cemeteries & Crematoria NSW

Cemeteries & Crematoria NSW (CCNSW) regulates NSW cemeteries and crematoria under the Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2013 (the Act) and the Cemeteries and Crematoria Regulation 2022.

Cemetery and crematoria operators are also regulated under the Public Health Regulation 2022, administered by NSW Health.

NSW cemeteries and crematoria are incredibly diverse. They range from large metropolitan multi-faith spaces to regional cemeteries run by councils to small church graveyards that no longer accept new burials. More information is available on our Data and research page.

To inform operators about their regulatory requirements under the Act CCNSW provides a range of resources.

Interment Industry Scheme

The Interment Industry Scheme creates an operating licence and sets standards for cemetery and crematoria operators in NSW.

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Interment rights in NSW - industry information

Resources to help cemetery and crematorium operators.

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Information for Crown cemetery operators

Crown cemetery operators have additional regulation to other cemetery operators, because they operate cemeteries on Crown land (State government land)

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Information for funeral directors

The Interment industry scheme regulates cemetery and crematorium operators. Where funeral directors are selling certain cemetery or crematoria products to a customer (such as a burial, ash interment or cremation) they will need to comply with some Scheme requirements.

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Operator portal

Submit activity reporting in our online portal.

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Interment Services Levy

Cemetery and crematorium operators in NSW pay a levy to fund our work setting and enforcing standards to protect consumers.