Cemeteries Local Law 2018
Part 10OFFENCES AND MODIFIED PENALTIES
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PART 10—OFFENCES AND MODIFIED PENALTIES 10.1 General penalties 10.2 Modified penalties SCHEDULE 1—MODIFIED PENALTIES SCHEDULE 2—INFRINGEMENT NOTICE SCHEDULE 3—WITHDRAWAL OF INFRINGEMENT NOTICE
4 September 2018 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 3127 Under the powers conferred by the Cemeteries Act 1986 and the Local Government Act 1995 and under all other powers enabling it, the Council of the Shire of Victoria Plains resolved on 16 May 2018 to adopt the following local law. This local law may be cited as the Shire of Victoria Plains Cemeteries Local Law 2018. This local law applies to the following cemeteries located in the district— (a) Calingiri Cemetery situated on a portion of Reserve 16738 and a portion of Reserve 37801 as indicated by signs or fencing; and (b) Bolgart Cemetery situated on a portion Reserve 47876 as indicated by signs or fencing. The Shire of Victoria Plains Local Law No. 2 Calingiri Cemetery Local Laws published in the Government Gazette on 17 March 1998 is repealed. 1.5 Definitions In this local law, unless the context otherwise requires— Act means the Cemeteries Act 1986; approved material means— (a) any variety of non-fabricated, naturally occurring stone or rock; or (b) any fabricated compound or fabricated aggregate which, in the opinion of the Board, has similar durability and aesthetic qualities as the materials specified in paragraph (a) above, suitable for decorative purposes and monumental sculpture, but not glass, porcelain, ceramics or any pottery; ashes means so much of the remains of a dead body after the due processes of cremation as may be contained in a standard sized cremation urn; authorised person means a person— (a) appointed by the Board for the purposes of performing any function or exercising any power, other than the giving of infringement notices, conferred upon an authorised person by this local law; or (b) authorised under section 64 of the Act to give infringement notices; Board means the local government; business day means any week day other than a public holiday in Western Australia; cemetery means a cemetery under the care and control of the Board; CEO means the chief executive officer, for the time being, of the Board; coffin means a coffin or other receptacle used for the transportation of a dead body to the grave site, or the receptacle used for the burial of a dead body in a grave; Commissioner of Police means the Commissioner of Police for the time being appointed under the Police Act 1892 and includes any person for the time being acting in that capacity; district means the district of the local government;