Cemeteries Local Law 2018
3128GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4 September 2018
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3128 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4 September 2018 funeral has the meaning given to it by the Act; funeral director means a person— (a) holding current membership of— (i) the Australian Funeral Directors Association, or (ii) the National Funeral Directors Association; or (b) a person authorised by the personal representative of a deceased person, and approved by the CEO; grant of right of burial means a right granted under clause 2.3 for immediate burial of a dead body, and for the purposes of this local law, includes placement of ashes in a grave, niche wall, memorial garden or under a memorial plaque, or scattering of ashes within the cemetery; headstone means a memorial designed for placement at the head of a grave, commemorating a grave or the placement of ashes; interment includes, as the case may be— (a) burial of a dead body; (b) placement of ashes in a grave, niche wall, memorial garden or under a commemorative plaque; or (c) scattering of ashes; interment permit means a single funeral permit issued by the Board under section 20 or 21 of the Act which entitles the holder to conduct the interment of a person named in the permit, and includes placement or scattering of ashes; mausoleum means a burial chamber wholly above or partially above and below ground level, so constructed as to allow the deposition of dead bodies into a compartment in the wall or floor and being sealed from view; memorial has the meaning set out in the Act; memorial plaque means a panel, plate or tablet designed or used for purposes of bearing a commemorative inscription; memorial work means to install, repair, renovate or remove a memorial; monument means a sculpture, statue, cover of a grave or other form of memorial approved by the Board commemorating a grave or the placement of ashes, other than a headstone or memorial plaque; niche wall means a structure for the placement of a container of ashes in a compartment secured with a covering memorial plaque; personal representative means— (a) the administrator or executor of an estate of a deceased person; (b) the person who, by law of practice, has the right to apply for administration of the estate of the deceased person; or (c) a person having the lawful custody of a dead body; pre-need certificate means the purchase of a certificate made under clause 2.4 setting aside for use of the person who wishes to secure the use of the grave, niche or memorial position, prior to any grant of right of burial made under clause 2.3; Schedule means a Schedule to this local law; set fee refers to fees and charges set by a resolution of the Board and published in the Government Gazette, under section 53 of the Act; standard grave means a grave which does not exceed any of the following dimensions— (a) 2m long; (b) 1.2m wide; and (c) 2.1m deep; utility services means municipal or public services and includes the supply of water, electrical power and gas and also includes refuse, building waste and sewerage disposal services; vault means a below ground lined grave with 1 or more sealed compartments constructed to specifications approved from time to time by the Board; and vehicle includes every conveyance and every object capable of being propelled or drawn on wheels, tracks or otherwise, other than a wheelchair or baby stroller, and includes a bicycle and a skateboard. PART 2—ADMINISTRATION 2.1 Powers and functions of CEO Unless a matter is specified to be determined by the Board, the CEO shall exercise all the powers and functions of the Board in respect of a cemetery.