Western Australian Current Acts

CEMETERIES ACT 1986

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used

   PART II -- Cemeteries  

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