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What is a right of burial? |
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When you apply for a burial in a cemetery, you will be granted access to a particular gravesite. The grant is referred to as “The Right of Burial” or “Burial Licence”. A certificate defining the entitlement is issued to the nominated person. You do not own the gravesite a certificate is issued for. The actual land is owned by the cemetery authority. You have the right to use the land for interment subject to your cemetery’s rules and conditions. |
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In most cemeteries, the person who holds the Grant/Licence to the burial site (or if that person is the deceased, their Executor, Administrator or Authorised person) holds the right of burial and are known as the Legal Grantee. |
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Generally, this Grantee is the only person who can provide instructions as to who should be buried in a grave. The Grantee is the only person who has the authority to place a memorial on a gravesite or cremation memorial site. |
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| Your cemetery or crematorium will be able to advise the name of the Grantee and any rules or policies of the cemetery or crematoria pertaining to burial rights, interments etc. | ||
