New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

NECROPOLIS REGULATION 1996 - REG 9

9 Planning, conduct and maintenance of portions of the Necropolis

(1) Each relevant trust may, in relation to its portion of the Necropolis, make such provision as it considers necessary for the following:

(a) the setting aside of sections for different types and classes of burials,

(b) the establishment of standards of construction and design for monuments and structures,

(c) the size, multiple use and location of burial places,

(d) burials in vaults,

(e) the erection or installation of structures and the making of inscriptions,

(f) the carrying out of work by monumental masons,

(g) the qualifications required by, and the security deposits required to be lodged by, monumental masons,

(h) the removal, replacement and maintenance of structures,

(i) the improvement and maintenance of the portion,

(j) the making of arrangements for the care of burial places on an annual or other basis,

(k) the supply of goods and services incidental to the conduct of burials and other matters relating to the portion,

(l) the conduct of religious or other ceremonies of burial or commemoration.

(2) A trust may, in relation to its portion of the Necropolis, rebury any human remains if the remains or the coffins containing the remains are situated in an above-ground burial structure and have become exposed due to the collapse of the whole or a part of the structure. Reburials may only take place after any applicable provisions of the regulations under the Public Health Act 1991 relating to exhumations and burials have been complied with.