Shire of Dowerin Cemeteries Local Law 2022
2244GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 17 March 2022
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2244 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 17 March 2022 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 All workers, whether employed by the Board or by any other person, shall at all times whilst within the boundaries of the cemetery be subject to the supervision of the CEO or an authorised officer and shall obey such directions as the CEO or an authorised officer may give. 7.11 Australian War Graves (1) Notwithstanding anything in this local law to the contrary, the Office of Australian War Graves— (a) may place a memorial on a military grave; and (b) is not required to pay the set fee for any memorial that is placed upon a military grave. 7.12 Placing of glass domes and vases (1) 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) in an area set aside by the Board as a memorial plaque, or natural earth burials section. Division 2—Memorial plaque section 7.13 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 Single—140 mm x 60mm or Double—280mm x 120mm. (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. Division 3—Licensing of Monumental Masons 7.14 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. 7.15 Expiry date, non-transferability (1) A monumental mason’s licence— (a) shall be valid from the date specified therein until 30 June next following; and (b) is not transferable. 7.16 Carrying out monumental work (1) 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 7.14; or (b) is an employee of a person who holds such a licence; or (c) is authorised by the Board to do so. 7.17 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. 7.18 Cancellation of a monumental mason’s licence (1) The Board may by notice in writing to the holder of a monumental mason’s licence terminate the licence on the grounds that the holder of the licence has committed a breach of the requirements and conditions of the licence, this local law, the Act or any other written law which may affect the carrying out of monumental works. (2) Upon the termination of a monumental mason’s license under this clause no part of any fee paid for the issue of that license is refundable by the Board.