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Burial and Cremation (Interment Rights) Amendment Bill 2026
Legislative Council
House of Assembly
Assent
Previously introduced as:
Topics
burial grounds cemeteries cemetery management court procedures death care exhumation interment rights victim rights victim safety
Introduced by: The Hon Kyam Maher (ALP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
“I rise today as the lead speaker for the opposition to address the Burial and Cremation (Interment Rights) Amendment Bill 2026. This is a bill dealing with a particularly sensitive area of law: the rights that attach to places where human remains are interred and the circumstances in which those rights may be varied or surrendered.”
“I rise today as the lead speaker for the opposition to address the Burial and Cremation (Interment Rights) Amendment Bill 2026. This is a bill dealing with a particularly sensitive area of law: the rights that attach to places where human remains are interred and the circumstances in which those rights may be varied or surrendered.”
Tung Ngo ALP
“I rise in support of the Burial and Cremation (Interment Rights) Amendment Bill 2026. This bill seeks to amend the Burial and Cremation Act 2013 to enable the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages to make orders for the variation or the forced surrender of an interment right held by a person or persons where such orders are necessary for the prevention of significant emotional harm to victims.”
Tung Ngo ALP
“I rise in support of the Burial and Cremation (Interment Rights) Amendment Bill 2026. This bill seeks to amend the Burial and Cremation Act 2013 to enable the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages to make orders for the variation or the forced surrender of an interment right held by a person or persons where such orders are necessary for the prevention of significant emotional harm to victims.”
Kyam Maher ALP
“I want to thank speakers for their indications of support for the bill: the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. Nicola Centofanti; the comprehensive review of the bill by the Hon. Tung Ngo; and the very refreshing contribution from the Hon. Justin Hanson. These are very serious issues and go to supporting victim survivors who have not had that benefit of support before in South Australia.”
Kyam Maher ALP
“I want to thank speakers for their indications of support for the bill: the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. Nicola Centofanti; the comprehensive review of the bill by the Hon. Tung Ngo; and the very refreshing contribution from the Hon. Justin Hanson. These are very serious issues and go to supporting victim survivors who have not had that benefit of support before in South Australia.”
Mira El Dannawi ALP
“I rise to speak in support of the Burial and Cremation (Interment Rights) Amendment Bill 2026. The proposed bill is about granting dignity and respect to victims, setting out a clear and fair procedure to give the victim and their loved ones the justice they deserve.”
Mira El Dannawi ALP
“I rise to speak in support of the Burial and Cremation (Interment Rights) Amendment Bill 2026. The proposed bill is about granting dignity and respect to victims, setting out a clear and fair procedure to give the victim and their loved ones the justice they deserve.”
Hilton Gumbys ALP
“I also rise to speak in support of the Burial and Cremation (Interment Rights) Amendment Bill 2026, and I thank the Hon. Mira El Dannawi for her thorough outline of the bill. Rather than retread that ground, I want to turn to why this reform matters so profoundly and to the cases that have made its necessity unmistakable.”
Hilton Gumbys ALP
“I also rise to speak in support of the Burial and Cremation (Interment Rights) Amendment Bill 2026, and I thank the Hon. Mira El Dannawi for her thorough outline of the bill. Rather than retread that ground, I want to turn to why this reform matters so profoundly and to the cases that have made its necessity unmistakable.”
Russell Wortley ALP
“I am the third speaker to stand up here and support this quite simple but very important bill, so please forgive me if it morphs into the other two speeches. I rise today to speak in support of the Burial and Cremation (Interment Rights) Amendment Bill 2026.”
Russell Wortley ALP
“I am the third speaker to stand up here and support this quite simple but very important bill, so please forgive me if it morphs into the other two speeches. I rise today to speak in support of the Burial and Cremation (Interment Rights) Amendment Bill 2026.”