Attachment 1 - Proposed Legacy Plot Reservation Management Policy

   •   Promote transparency by clearly outlining Council’s approach to the review and
       management of unused and historical interment rights

This Policy specifically provides direction for:
   •   The identification and management of unused, historical or unclaimed plot
       reservations
   •   Decision-making relating to the retention or administrative return of interment rights


SCOPE


This Policy applies to the three Council-managed cemetery sites at Pomona, Tewantin and
Cooroy.

This Policy applies retrospectively and prospectively to all plot reservations, including both
burial and ashes interment sites.

The Policy applies to plot reservations which:

   •   Were reserved more than 25 years ago; and
   •   Have remained vacant and unused, that is no interment of human remains has
       occurred.

The Policy does not apply to:

   •   Plots where any form of interment has already occurred; or
   •   Current interment rights where the holder (or their lawful decision maker) has
       demonstrated ongoing use or intent within the defined notice period.

The Policy provides a framework to determine whether an interment rights holder, or their
lawful decision maker, wishes to:
   •   Retain the interment plot; or
   •   Relinquish the interment right to Council for future community use.

This Policy applies to:
   •   Councillors
   •   Council employees
   •   Authorised non-Council employees (e.g. contractors)

REVIEW

This Policy will be reviewed once per Council term (every four years) or as required from
time to time.

DEFINITIONS