New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND, MAYFIELD, CEMETERY ACT 1957 - SECT 2

2 Use of cemetery for other purposes

(1) It shall be lawful for the Trustees of Church Property for the Diocese of Newcastle (hereinafter referred to as “the Trustees”) or such persons as may be authorised by the Trustees to use the land described in the Schedule to this Act for the purposes of erecting and maintaining a hall, suitable monument and columbarium thereon and such other purposes of the Church of England as the Trustees may determine notwithstanding:

(a) that the said land comprises a cemetery, and

(b) any trusts, conditions, encumbrances or dedications affecting the said land immediately before the commencement of this Act.

(2) Before any use is made of the said land pursuant to subsection one of this section, the Trustees or the persons authorised as aforesaid shall:

(a) compile a register of the names of and other relevant information in respect of persons buried in the said land, so far as such names and information can be obtained, and deposit and maintain such register at the Diocesan Registry, Diocese of Newcastle, so as to be available for inspection by any interested person from time to time.