SHIRE OF WAROONA
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DRAKESBROOK CEMETERY
LOCAL LAW 2021
5 July 2021 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2989
CEMETERIES ACT 1986
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995
SHIRE OF WAROONA
DRAKESBROOK CEMETERY LOCAL LAW 2021
CONTENTS
PART 1—PRELIMINARY
1.1 Citation
1.2 Commencement
1.3 Purpose and effect
1.4 Interpretation
1.5 Application
1.6 Repeal
PART 2—ADMINISTRATION
2.1 Powers and functions of the CEO
2.2 Appointment of employees
2.3 Plans and registers
PART 3—APPLICATION FOR FUNERALS
3.1 Applications for burial
3.2 Application for cremation
3.3 Applications to be accompanied by certificates etc.
3.4 Certificate of identification
3.5 Minimum notice required
PART 4—FUNERAL DIRECTORS
4.1 Funeral director’s licence expiry
4.2 Single funeral permits
4.3 Application refusal
PART 5—FUNERALS
Division 1—General
5.1 Requirements for funerals and coffins
5.2 Funeral processions
5.3 Vehicle entry restricted
5.4 Vehicle access and speed limitation
5.5 Offenders may be ordered to leave
5.6 Conduct of funeral by Board
Division 2—Cremations
5.7 Metal coffins prohibited
5.8 Polyvinyls, etc., prohibited
5.9 Depositing the coffin
5.10 Removal of the name plate and lead strip
5.11 Removal of metal fittings
5.12 Disposal of ashes
5.13 Availability of ashes
5.14 Ashes held by Board
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PART 6—BURIALS
6.1 Depth of graves
6.2 Mausoleum, etc.
PART 7—MEMORIALS AND OTHER WORK
Division 1—General
7.1 Application for monumental work
7.2 Placement of monumental work
7.3 Removal of rubbish
7.4 Operation of work
7.5 Removal of sand, soil or loam
7.6 Hours of work
7.7 Unfinished work
7.8 Use of wood
7.9 Plants and trees
7.10 Supervision
7.11 Australian war graves
7.12 Placing of glass domes and cases
Division 2—Lawn section
7.13 Specification of monuments
7.14 Headstones
Division 3—Memorial plaque section
7.15 Requirements of a memorial plaque
Division 4—Licensing of monumental masons
7.16 Monumental mason’s licence
7.17 Expiry date, non-transferability
7.18 Carrying out monumental work
7.19 Responsibilities of the holder of the monumental mason’s licence
PART 8—GENERAL
8.1 Animals
8.2 Damaging and removing objects
8.3 Withered flowers
8.4 Littering and vandalism
8.5 Advertising
8.6 Obeying signs and directions
8.7 Removal from the cemetery
PART 9—OFFENCES AND MODIFIED PENALTIES
9.1 General
9.2 Modified penalties
SCHEDULE 1—MODIFIED PENALTIES
SCHEDULE 2—INFRINGEMENT NOTICE
SCHEDULE 3—INFRINGEMENT WITHDRAWAL NOTICE
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CEMETERIES ACT 1986
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995
SHIRE OF WAROONA
DRAKESBROOK CEMETERY LOCAL LAW 2021
Under the powers conferred on it by the Cemeteries Act 1986 and the Local Government Act 1995 and
under all other enabling powers, the council of the Shire of Waroona resolved on Tuesday, 22nd June
2021 to make the following local law.
PART 1—PRELIMINARY
1.1 Citation
This local law may be cited as the Shire of Waroona Drakesbrook Cemetery Local Law 2021.
1.2 Commencement
This local law comes into operation 14 days after the date of its publication in the Government Gazette.
1.3 Purpose and effect
(1) The purpose of this local law is to provide the rules for the regulation and management of
Drakesbrook Cemetery.
(2) The effect of this local law is intended to result in—
(a) supervision and regulation of Drakesbrook Cemetery;
(b) prevention and mitigation of nuisances at Drakesbrook Cemetery; and
(c) regulation of conduct at Drakesbrook Cemetery to enhance environmental conservation, public
safety, convenience and amenity.
1.4 Interpretation
(1) In this local law unless the contrary intention appears—
Act means the Cemeteries Act 1986;
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 officer means an employee of the Board authorised by the Board for the purposes of
performing any function or exercising any power conferred upon an authorised officer by this
local law;
Board means the Shire of Waroona;
CEO means the chief executive officer, for the time being, of the Board;
district means the district of the local government;
funeral director means a person holding a current funeral director’s licence;
local government means Shire of Waroona;
mausoleum means a building or construction 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;
monumental mason means a person holding a current monumental mason’s licence;
personal representative means the administrator or executor of an estate of a deceased person;
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;
single funeral permit means a permit issued by the Board under section 20 or 21 of the Act which
entitles the holder to conduct at the cemetery a funeral of a person named in the permit; and
vault means a below ground lined grave with one or more sealed compartments constructed to
specifications approved from time to time by the Board.
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1.5 Application
(1) This local law applies to the Drakesbrook Cemetery located in the district.
(2) This local law is subject to any written law and law of the Commonwealth about assistance animals
as defined in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Commonwealth) section 9(2).
1.6 Repeal
(1) The Shire of Waroona Cemeteries Local Law 2001 published in the Government Gazette on 27 August
2001.
(2) Where a policy was made or adopted by the local government under or in relation to a local law
repealed by this local law, then the policy is to be taken to no longer have any effect on and from the
commencement date.
(3) The Council may resolve that notwithstanding subclause (2), specified policies continue, or are to be
taken to have continued, to have effect on and from the commencement date.
PART 2—ADMINISTRATION
2.1 Powers and functions of the CEO
Subject to any directions given by the Board, the CEO shall exercise all the powers and functions of the
Board in respect of the cemetery.
2.2 Appointment of employees
The Board may appoint support staff to administer and supervise work within the Cemetery and carry
out such work as is required for the general care of the Cemetery.
2.3 Plans and registers
(1) The Board shall establish and maintain a—
(a) plan of the Cemetery showing the location and identifying number of every burial place or grave
and the distribution of the land, compartments and sections;
(b) register containing the identification numbers of graves and the names and description of the
persons buried;
(c) register of grants made with respect to the Cemetery; and
(d) register of persons cremated whose ashes have been buried or disposed of in the Cemetery.
(2) The plans and registers referred to in subclause (1) will be open for public inspection at the Shire
offices during normal business hours.
PART 3—APPLICATION FOR FUNERALS
3.1 Applications for burial
(1) A person may apply for approval to bury a dead body in the cemetery in the form determined by the
Board from time to time.
(2) An application under subclause (1) is to be accompanied by the set fee.
3.2 Application for cremation
A person who desires to hold a funeral within the cemetery shall, in the case of the cremation of a dead
body—
(a) make an application to the Board in the form determined by the Board from time to time; and
(b) lodge with the application referred to in paragraph (a), a permit to cremate issued in accordance
with the Cremation Act 1929.
3.3 Applications to be accompanied by certificates etc
All applications referred to in clauses 3.1 and 3.2 shall be accompanied by either a medical certificate
of death or a Coroner’s order of burial, and a certificate issued under clause 3.4, in respect of the body.
3.4 Certificate of identification
(1) After a dead body is placed in a coffin and prior to a dead body being removed to the cemetery or
crematorium within the cemetery, a person who personally knew the deceased shall identify the dead
body and shall complete a certificate of identification in the form determined by the Board from time to
time, unless—
(a) in the opinion of a funeral director, the dead body is not in a fit state to be viewed;
or
(b) after reasonable effort the funeral director is unable to arrange for a person to identify the dead
body.
(2) A funeral director shall complete a certificate in the form determined by the Board from time to
time, where—
(a) in the opinion of the funeral director, the dead body is not in a fit state to be viewed;
or
(b) after reasonable effort the funeral director is unable to arrange for a person to identify the dead
body.
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3.5 Minimum notice required
All bookings to hold a funeral shall be made with the Board at least 48 hours prior to the time proposed
for burial on the application, otherwise an extra charge may be made.
PART 4—FUNERAL DIRECTORS
4.1 Funeral director’s licence expiry
A funeral director’s licence shall expire on 30 June of each year.
4.2 Single funeral permits
Every application for a single funeral permit made under section 20 or 21 of the Act shall include coffin
specifications and details of the vehicle transporting the dead body to the gravesite, or crematorium.
4.3 Application refusal
The Board may refuse an application for a single funeral permit if, in the opinion of the Board, either
the coffin specifications or the details of the vehicle transporting the dead body to the gravesite or
crematorium are not structurally sound or are otherwise inadequate or inappropriate, or on any other
grounds.
PART 5—FUNERALS
Division 1—General
5.1 Requirements for funerals and coffins
(1) A person shall not bring a dead body into the cemetery unless—
(a) the Board has approved an application for the burial or cremation of that dead body in
accordance with Part 3 of this local law;
(b) it is enclosed in a coffin which in the opinion of the Board is structurally sound and bears the
name of the deceased person indelibly inscribed in legible characters on a plate on the coffin’s
lid;
and
(c) under the plate referred to in paragraph (b) there is a substantive lead strip bearing the
surname of the deceased person stamped in legible characters, each character being not less
than 10 mm in height.
5.2 Funeral processions
The time fixed by the Board for any burial or cremation shall be the time at which the funeral procession
is to arrive at the cemetery gates, and, if not punctually observed, then the applicant who applied to
hold the funeral under clause 3.1 or clause 3.2 shall pay the set fee for being late.
5.3 Vehicle entry restricted
(1) Subject to clause 5.3(2), every funeral procession shall enter by the principal entrance, and no vehicle
except the hearse, and official mourning coaches, shall be permitted to enter the cemetery.
(2) This clause shall not apply to persons using wheelchairs or motorised wheelchairs.
5.4 Vehicle access and speed limitation
(1) A person shall drive a vehicle on a vehicular access way or the constructed roadway or other areas
designated for the use of vehicles within the cemetery, unless otherwise authorised by the CEO.
(2) A person driving a vehicle, within a cemetery, shall not exceed the speed limit of 25 km per hour,
and shall comply with the signs and directions in the cemetery.
5.5 Offenders may be ordered to leave
(1) A person committing an offence under clause 5.4 may be ordered to leave the cemetery by the CEO
or an authorised officer.
(2) A person who has been ordered to leave the cemetery by the CEO or an authorised officer is to leave
immediately in a peaceful manner and not cause a disruption or be a nuisance to the funeral
congregation or ceremony or procession.
5.6 Conduct of funeral by Board
When conducting a funeral under section 22 of the Act the Board may—
(a) require a written request for it to conduct a funeral to be lodged with it;
(b) in its absolute discretion, charge any person requesting it to conduct a funeral the set fee for
the conduct of that funeral by it;
(c) where no fee or a reduced fee has been charged by it for the conduct of the funeral, determine
the manner in which the funeral shall be conducted;
(d) bury or cremate that dead body but may cremate the dead body only when a permit to cremate
has been obtained for that body under the Cremation Act 1929;
(e) specify an area in the cemetery where the dead body is to be buried or the ashes placed;
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(f) conduct the funeral notwithstanding the failure of a person to make any application or to obtain
any consent required under this local law;
(g) do or require anything which it considers is necessary or convenient for the conduct of a funeral
by it.
Division 2—Cremation
5.7 Metal coffins prohibited
Metal or metal-lined coffins shall not be accepted by the Board for cremation at the cemetery.
5.8 Polyvinyls, etc, prohibited
The use of polyvinyl or its derivative, polyurethane, aerosol cans, other sealed containers, glass and/or
other materials determined from time to time to be not appropriate to the cremation process by the
Board, in or upon coffins presented for cremation at the cemetery is prohibited.
5.9 Depositing the coffin
(1) The funeral director shall deposit the coffin for cremation upon the catafalque in the crematorium
chapel or at such other position within the cemetery as may be determined from time to time by the
Board.
(2) Once the coffin has been deposited for cremation in accordance with subclause (1), all further
services will be rendered by and be under the sole control of the Board.
5.10 Removal of the name plate and lead strip
The Board shall remove the name plate and lead strip from the coffin prior to cremation at a cemetery
and the lead strip shall be placed in the container with the ashes.
5.11 Removal of metal fittings
The Board may remove any metal or other fittings on coffins presented for cremation at the cemetery
which in the opinion of the Board could impede the cremation or cause damage to the cremation
equipment.
Division 3—Placement of ashes
5.12 Disposal of ashes
(1) The personal representative of a deceased person whose body has been cremated may apply, in an
application under clause 3.1 or otherwise, for permission to dispose of the ashes in the cemetery and
upon payment of the set fee, the Board may grant permission for the ashes to be disposed of by one of
the following methods—
Niche wall
Memorial wall
Garden of remembrance
Ground niche
Memorial rose, tree or shrub
Family shrub
Memorial desk
Granite seat
Family grave
Book of remembrance
Scattering to the winds
Memorial gardens
Other memorials approved by the Board
(2) Subject to subclauses (3) and (4), a person shall not place the ashes of a deceased person in the
cemetery.
(3) An authorised officer may place the ashes of a deceased person in a cemetery in accordance with the
Board approval provided—
(a) the person requesting the placement of the ashes has the permission of the Board; and
(b) the ashes are placed within an area set aside for that purpose by the Board.
(4) An authorised officer may place the ashes of a deceased person within a grave in accordance with
the Board approval, provided the person requesting the placement of the ashes has the written
permission of the Board and the approval of the holder of the right of burial of the grave.
5.13 Availability of ashes
Subject to compliance with clause 5.12 and upon the payment of the set fee, the ashes of a deceased
person that have not been placed within the cemetery will be made available to the personal
representative of the deceased person during the normal office hours of the Board after the expiration
of 24 hours after the completion of the cremation at the cemetery.
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5.14 Ashes held by the Board
(1) If at the expiration of 6 months from the date of cremation at a cemetery—
(a) the ashes of the deceased person have not been claimed; or
(b) no arrangements have been made for the placement of the ashes of a deceased person by the
personal representative, then the Board may dispose of the ashes in the cemetery by any of the
methods listed in clause 5.12.
(2) If prior to the expiration of 6 months from the date of cremation the personal representative of the
deceased person requests the Board to store the ashes of the deceased person, and pays to the Board
the set fee monthly in advance for such storage, the Board shall store the ashes in safe custody.
(3) Notwithstanding subclause (2), should the personal representative default in the payment of the fee
referred to in subclause (2), the Board may dispose of the ashes in the cemetery by any of the methods
listed in clause 5.12.
PART 6—BURIALS
6.1 Depth of graves
(1) A person shall bury a coffin within the cemetery so that the distance between the top of the coffin
and the original surface of the ground is—
(a) not less than 750 mm, or
(b) not less than 600 mm,
unless permission to vary the distance or depth of grave is granted by an authorised officer.
(2) The permission of the authorised officer will only be granted where, in the opinion of the authorised
officer, exceptional circumstances require granting of that permission.
6.2 Mausoleum, etc
(1) A person other than the Board shall not construct a brick grave, crypt, vault or mausoleum within
the cemetery.
(2) A person may request the Board to construct a vault or mausoleum within the cemetery which vault
or mausoleum shall at all times remain the property of the Board.
(3) An application under subclause (2) shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by payment of the
set fee.
(4) A person shall not place a dead body in a mausoleum except—
(a) in a closed coffin; and
(b) in a soundly constructed chamber; and
(c) in accordance with subclause (5).
(5) The number of burials in a chamber must not exceed the number for which the chamber was
designed.
PART 7—MEMORIALS AND OTHER WORK
Division 1—General
7.1 Application for monumental work
A Board may require the written consent of the holder of the right of burial of the grave to accompany
an application under section 30 of the Act.
7.2 Placement of monumental work
Every memorial shall be placed on proper and substantial foundations.
7.3 Removal of rubbish
All refuse, rubbish or surplus material remaining after memorial works are completed under a permit
issued under section 30 of the Act shall be immediately removed from the cemetery by the person
carrying out the same.
7.4 Operation of work
All material required in the erection and completion of any work shall, as far as possible, be prepared
before being taken to the cemetery, and all materials required by tradesmen shall be admitted at such
entrance as the CEO or an authorised officer shall direct.
7.5 Removal of sand, soil or loam
No sand, earth or other material shall be taken from any part of the cemetery for use in the erection of
any memorial or work except with the written approval of the Board.
7.6 Hours of work
Persons shall not be permitted to carry out memorial or other work on graves within the cemetery other
than during the hours of 8.00am and 6.00pm on weekdays, and 8.00am and noon on Saturdays, without
the written permission of the Board.
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7.7 Unfinished work
Should any work by masons or others be not completed before 6 p.m. on weekdays and noon on
Saturdays, they shall be required to leave the work in a neat and safe condition to the satisfaction of
the CEO or an authorised officer.
7.8 Use of wood
No wooden fence, railing, cross or other wooden erection shall be allowed on or around any grave, other
than as a temporary marker and with the prior approval of the Board.
7.9 Plants and trees
No trees or shrubs shall be planted on any grave or within the cemetery except such as shall be approved
by the CEO.
7.10 Supervision
Should any work by masons or others be not completed before 6 p.m. on weekdays and noon on
Saturdays, they shall be required to leave the work in a neat and safe condition to the satisfaction of
the CEO or an authorised officer.
7.11 Australian war graves
No wooden fence, railing, cross or other wooden erection shall be allowed on or around any grave, other
than as a temporary marker and with the prior approval of the Board.
7.12 Placing of glass domes and vases
A person shall not place glass domes, vases or other grave ornaments—
(a) outside the perimeter of a grave in the cemetery as defined in the plans kept and maintained
under section 40(2) of the Act; or
(b) on the lawn in an area set aside by the Board as a lawn or a memorial plaque section.
Division 2—Lawn section
7.13 Specification of monuments
(1) All monuments in the lawn section of a cemetery shall—
(a) be made of natural stone; and
(b) be placed upon a base of natural stone; and
(c) comply with the following specifications—
(i) the overall height of the monument above the original surface of the grave shall not
exceed 1.05 m;
(ii) the height of the base of the monument above the original surface of the grave shall not
be less than 150 mm nor more than 450 mm;
(iii) the width of the base of the monument shall not exceed 1.20 m;
(iv) the depth of the base of the monument shall not exceed 300 mm; and
(d) have foundations extending to the bottom of the grave unless concrete beam foundations are
provided by the Board.
(2) An admiralty bronze memorial plaque may be attached to a monument erected or being erected in
the lawn section of the cemetery.
(3) A person shall not display any trade names or marks upon any monument erected within the lawn
section of the cemetery.
7.14 Headstones
In the lawn section of the cemetery, that part of a headstone above its base shall not extend horizontally
beyond that base.
Division 3—Memorial plaque section
7.15 Requirements of a memorial plaque
(1) All memorial plaques placed in a memorial plaque section of the cemetery shall—
(a) be made of admiralty bronze or any other material approved by the Board; and
(b) not be less than the dimensions 380 mm x 280 mm, nor more than 560 mm x 305 mm.
(2) All memorial plaques made of admiralty bronze shall—
(a) not exceed 20 mm in thickness; and
(b) be placed upon a base mounting approved by the Board.
(3) All memorial plaques made of stone shall—
(a) not exceed 50 mm in thickness placed upon a base mounting approved by the Board; or
(b) not be less than 100 mm in thickness if it is not to be placed upon a base mounting.
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Division 4—Licensing of monumental masons
7.16 Monumental mason’s licence
(1) The Board may upon receipt of an application in writing by any person and upon payment of the set
fee issue to the applicant a monumental mason’s licence.
(2) A licence issued under subclause (1) authorises the holder to carry out monumental works within
the cemetery subject to the provisions of this local law and such conditions as the Board shall specify
upon the issue of that licence.
7.17 Expiry date, non-transferability
A monumental mason’s licence—
(a) shall be valid from the date specified therein until 30 June next following; and
(b) is not transferable.
7.18 Carrying out monumental work
A person shall not carry out monumental work within the cemetery unless that person—
(a) is the holder of a current monumental mason’s licence issued pursuant to clause 7.16; or
(b) is an employee of a person who holds such a licence; or
(c) is authorised by the Board to do so.
7.19 Responsibilities of the holder of a monumental mason’s licence
The holder of a monumental mason’s licence shall be responsible for the compliance by every person
purporting to be authorised to carry out monumental works within the cemetery pursuant to that
licence with all the requirements and conditions of the licence, this local law, the Act and any other
written law which may affect the carrying out of monumental works.
PART 8—GENERAL
8.1 Animals
A person shall not bring an animal into or permit an animal to enter or remain in the cemetery, other
than an ‘assistance animal’ as defined in section 9(2) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) or
with the approval of the CEO or an authorised officer.
8.2 Damaging and removing of objects
Subject to clause 8.4, a person shall not damage, remove or pick any tree, plant, shrub or flower in the
cemetery or any other object or thing on any grave or memorial or which is the property of the Board
without the permission of the Board.
8.3 Withered flowers
A person may remove withered flowers from a grave or memorial and these are to be placed in a
receptacle provided by the Board for that purpose.
8.4 Littering and vandalism
A person shall not—
(a) break or cause to be broken any glass, ceramic or other material in or upon the cemetery;
(b) discard, deposit, leave or cause to be discarded, deposited or left any refuse or litter in or upon
the cemetery other than in a receptacle provided for that purpose.
8.5 Advertising
(1) A person shall not advertise or carry on any trade, business or profession within the cemetery
without the prior written approval of the Board.
(2) The Board may consider and grant approval subject to such conditions as the Board thinks fit.
8.6 Obeying signs and directions
A person shall obey all signs displayed, marked, placed or erected by the Board within the cemetery
and any other lawful direction by the CEO or an authorised officer.
8.7 Removal from the cemetery
Any person failing to comply with any provisions of this local law or behaving in a manner that in the
opinion of the Board, the CEO or an authorised officer is inappropriate in the cemetery may in addition
to any penalty provided by this local law be ordered to leave the cemetery by the Board, the CEO or an
authorised officer.
PART 9—OFFENCES AND MODIFIED PENALTIES
9.1 General
A person who commits a breach of any provisions of this local law commits an offence and shall on
conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding $500.00 and if the offence is a continuing one to a further
penalty not exceeding $20.00 for every day or part of a day during which the offence has continued.
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9.2 Modified penalties
(1) The offences specified in Schedule 1 are offences which may be dealt with under Section 63 of the
Act.
(2) The modified penalty payable in respect of an offence specified in Schedule 1 is set out in the fourth
column of Schedule 1.
(3) The prescribed form of the infringement notice referred to in Section 63(1) of the Act is set out in
the Schedule 2.
(4) The prescribed form of the notice withdrawing an infringement notice referred to in Section 63(3) of
the Act is set out in Schedule 3.
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Schedule 1
MODIFIED PENALTIES
Item
No. Clause No. Description Modified
Penalty
1 5.4(1) Not driving vehicle on vehicular access way or
constructed roadways or within designated areas $200
2 5.4(2) Exceeding speed limit $200
3 7.3 Not removing rubbish and surplus materials $100
4 7.5 Unauthorised use of sand, earth or other material taken
from another part of the cemetery $100
5 7.7 Leaving uncompleted works in an untidy or unsafe
condition $100
6 8.1 Unauthorised bringing in of animal into cemetery or
permitting animal to remain in cemetery $100
7 8.3 Damaging and removing of objects $200
8 8.5 Littering and vandalism $100
9 8.6 Unauthorised advertising and/or trading $100
10 8.7 Disobeying sign or lawful direction $200
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Schedule 2
INFRINGEMENT NOTICE
[cl. 9.2(3)]
Infringement Notice
To: .................................................................................................................................................................
(Name)
.......................................................................................................................................................................
(Address)
.......................................................................................................................................................................
It is alleged that at ........ : ........ hours on ................. day of ......................................................20...............
at ...................................................................................................................................................................
you committed the offence indicated below by an (x) in breach of clause ......................... of the Shire of
Waroona Drakesbrook Cemetery Local Law 2020.
..................................................................
(Authorised Person)
Offence—
Not driving vehicle on vehicular access way or designated areas
Exceeding speed limit
Not removing rubbish and surplus materials
Unauthorised use of materials taken from another part of the cemetery
Leaving uncompleted works in an untidy or unsafe condition
Unauthorised animal in cemetery
Damaging and removing of objects
Littering and vandalism
Unauthorised advertising and/or trading
Disobeying sign or lawful direction
Other Offence: ......................................................................................................... $ ........................
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You may dispose of this matter by payment of the penalty as shown within 21 days of the date of this
notice (or the date of the giving of this notice if that is a different date) to the Chief Executive Officer
of the Shire of Waroona at 52 Hesse Street, Waroona between the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to
Friday.
Please make cheques payable to Shire of Waroona. Payments by mail should be addressed to—
The Chief Executive Officer
Shire of Waroona
PO Box 20
WAROONA WA 6215
If the penalty is not paid within the time specified, then a complaint of the alleged offence may be made
and heard and determined by a court.
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Schedule 3
INFRINGEMENT WITHDRAWAL NOTICE
[cl. 9.2(4)]
Withdrawal of Infringement Notice
No.............................. Date ........ / ........ / ........
To: [1] ...............................................................................................................................................................
Infringement Notice No .......................................... dated ........ / ........ / ........ for the alleged offence of [2]
........................................................................................................................................................................
Penalty [3] $.................... is withdrawn.
(Delete whichever does not apply)
No further action will be taken.
It is proposed to institute court proceedings for the alleged offence.
..................................................................
(Authorised Person)
[1] Insert name and address of alleged offender.
[2] Insert short particulars of offence alleged.
[3] Insert amount of penalty prescribed.
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Dated the 22nd of June 2021.
The Common Seal of the Shire of Waroona was affixed by the authority of a resolution of council in the
presence of—
Cr. JOHN MICHAEL SCOTT WALMSLEY, Shire President.
DEAN LEONARD UNSWORTH, Chief Executive Officer.
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