Grave-recycling laws pass NSW parliament

Laws aimed at tackling a lack of space for graves in Sydney has passed through NSW's upper house. Source: AAP

CONTROVERSIAL grave-recycling laws aimed at addressing a shortage of burial space in Sydney have passed through NSW parliament.

The government has said the laws are needed because burial space in Sydney is set to run out within 30 to 40 years.

Small Business Minister Katrina Hodgkinson said the legislation created a "sound framework for the long-term planning and management of all cemeteries and crematoria in NSW".

"Renewable tenure burial will put downward pressure on interment costs and give people the option of a traditional burial which is currently beyond the means of some," Ms Hodgkinson said in a statement.

Under the laws, rolling leases of a minimum 25 years could be renewed for up to 99 years.

If a lease is not renewed after two years, a person's remains could be dug up and the site reused - either re-buried deeper underground or moved to an ossuary house.

Ms Hodgkinson said renewable tenure was already operating in Waverley Cemetery and the Sydney Natural Burial Park.

"It's one of many choices that will be made available in a regulated manner," she added.

The laws also establish a new agency, Cemeteries and Crematoria NSW, to oversee rules for cemetery operators.

The state government said the laws were passed by the NSW upper house on Wednesday night.

Labor had opposed the laws, arguing they lacked community support.

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