Part 5FUNERALS

PART 5—FUNERALS 5.1 Requirements for funerals and coffins A person shall not bring a dead body into the cemetery unless— (a) the Board has approved an application for the burial 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 shall be the time at which the funeral procession is to arrive at the cemetery gates. 5.3 Vehicle entry restricted Every funeral procession shall enter by the principal entrance, and no vehicle except the following shall be permitted to enter the cemetery— (a) hearse; (b) official mourning coaches; (c) vehicles with an ACROD parking permit; (d) wheelchairs of motorised wheelchairs; or (e) vehicles with the prior approval by— (i) the CEO; (ii) an authorised officer; or (iii) the funeral director; 5.4 Vehicle access and speed limitations Vehicles shall proceed within the cemetery by the constructed roadway or other areas designated for the use of vehicles and shall not exceed the speed of 20km per hour. 5.5 Offenders may be ordered to leave A person committing an offence under clause 5.4 may be ordered to leave the cemetery by the CEO or an authorised officer.

8 April 2024 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 775 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) specify an area in the cemetery where the dead body is to be buried or the ashes placed; (e) conduct the funeral notwithstanding the failure of a person to make any application or to obtain any consent required under this local law; (f) do or require anything which it considers is necessary or convenient for the conduct of a funeral by it. Division 2—Placement of Ashes 5.7 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 to 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.