Western Australian Consolidated Acts

CEMETERIES ACT 1986

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used in this Act

   PART II -- Cemeteries  

   4.      Declaration and closure of cemeteries  
   5.      Vesting of management of cemetery  
   6.      Local governments to perform functions of a Board

   PART III -- Establishment and constitution of Boards  

   7.      Establishment of Boards  
   8.      Constitution of Boards  
   9.      Remuneration and allowances of members  
   10.     Appointment of staff

   PART IV -- Burials and conduct of funerals

           Division 1 -- Burials of dead bodies  

   11.     Burials to be in cemeteries or as authorised by Minister  
   12.     Minister may authorise burial  
   13.     Delegation

           Division 2 -- Conduct of funerals  

   14.     Conduct of funerals  
   15.     Ministers of religion and religious ceremonies

           Division 3 -- Licensing of funeral directors  

   16.     Licences  
   17.     Applications for licences  
   18.     Suspension and cancellation of licences  
   19.     Application for review of decisions of Board

           Division 4 -- Conduct of funerals by permit holders and Boards  

   20.     Single funeral permits issued to persons other than funeral directors  
   21.     Single funeral permits issued to funeral directors  
   22.     Board may conduct funeral

   PART V -- Management of cemeteries

           Division 1 -- Layout and management of cemeteries  

   23.     Setting apart areas for religious denominations  
   24.     Management of cemeteries

           Division 2 -- Rights of burial  

   25.     Grant of right of burial  
   26.     Transfer of right of burial  
   27.     Protection of right of burial  
   28.     Surrender of right of burial

           Division 3 -- Control of memorials and other works  

   29.     Control of memorials  
   30.     Permission for memorials  
   31.     Removal or alteration of unauthorised memorial  
   32.     Removal or alteration of memorial in disrepair  
   33.     Preservation of graves, etc.  
   34.     Permission for denominational chapel

           Division 4 -- Redevelopment schemes  

   35.     Implementation of redevelopment scheme  
   36.     Required action before implementation of redevelopment scheme  
   37.     Submissions  
   38.     Register concerning redevelopment area  
   39.     Memorials in redevelopment area

           Division 5 -- Registers  

   40.     Board to maintain registers and plans  
   41.     Registers available for inspection  
   42.     Register to be evidence of burials

   PART VI -- Management of closed cemeteries  

   43.     Vesting control of closed cemetery

   PART VII -- Financial provisions  

   44.     Application  
   45.     Funds of a Board  
   46.     Establishment of accounts  
   47.     Authorised expenditure  
   48.     Estimates  
   49.     Borrowing  
   50.     Banking and investment  
   51.     Financial statements  
   52.     Audit  
   53.     Fees and charges

   PART VIII -- Local laws, by-laws and regulations  

   54.     Procedure for local laws and by-laws  
   55.     Local laws and by-laws  
   56.     Model local laws  
   56A.    Governor may amend or repeal local laws or by-laws  
   57.     Regulations

   PART IX -- Miscellaneous  

   58.     Minister may order exhumation  
   59.     Board may authorise exhumation and re-burial  
   60.     Power to lease or take a lease of land or buildings  
   61.     Provision of housing  
   62.     Wilful damage to memorials, etc.  
   63.     Infringement notice  
   64.     Authorised persons  
   65.     Name to be given  
   66.     Repeal  
   67.     Transitional and savings
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Constitution and procedure of Boards  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Transitional and savings provisions  
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