Shire of Kent Animals, Environment and Nuisance Local Law 2023
3760GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 20 November 2023
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3760 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 20 November 2023 PART 9—GENERAL 9.1 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 a cemetery, unless otherwise authorised by the Board. (2) A person driving a vehicle, within a cemetery, shall not exceed the speed limit of 10km per hour, and shall comply with the signs and directions in the cemetery. 9.2 Animals A person shall not bring an animal into or allow an animal to enter or remain in a cemetery, other than— (a) an assistance animal as defined in section 9(2) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Commonwealth); or (b) with the approval of the Board or an authorised person. 9.3 Utility services (1) Other than with the approval of the Board, a person shall not— (a) connect any device or equipment to any utility services supplied on or at a cemetery; or (b) alter or interfere with utility services infrastructure located in a cemetery. (2) The Board may recover from a person the reasonable costs incurred by the Board for the supply to and use of any utility services by that person at a cemetery. 9.4 Damaging and removing of objects Subject to clause 9.5, a person shall not damage, remove or pick any tree, plant, shrub or flower in a 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. 9.5 Withered flowers A person may remove withered flowers from a grave or memorial and these are to be disposed of in an appropriate manner. 9.6 Littering and vandalism A person shall not— (a) damage, deface or interfere with any monument or gravesite in any manner whatsoever; (b) break or cause to be broken any glass, ceramic or other material in or upon a cemetery; or (c) discard, deposit, leave or cause to be discarded, deposited or left any refuse or litter in a cemetery other than in a receptacle provided for that purpose. 9.7 Advertising (1) A person shall not advertise or carry on any trade, business or profession in a cemetery without the approval of the Board. (2) Upon payment of the set fee, the Board may consider and give approval subject to such conditions as the Board thinks fit. 9.8 Compliance with signs and directions of the Board (1) The Board may display, mark, place or erect a sign within a cemetery specifying conditions relating to the use of the cemetery. (2) A person shall obey all signs displayed, marked, placed or erected by the Board within a cemetery and any other lawful direction of the Board or an authorised person. 9.9 Removal from a cemetery (1) Any person failing to comply with any provisions of this local law or behaving in a manner that in the opinion of the Board is inappropriate in a cemetery may in addition to any penalty provided by this local law be ordered to leave the cemetery. (2) A person to whom an order under subclause (1) is given must comply with that order. 9.10 Board may close cemetery The Board may— (a) temporarily close a cemetery or any part of it; (b) exclude from a cemetery the public and all persons or so many of the public or so many persons as the Board consider to be necessary; (c) regulate, prohibit or restrict access to a cemetery or any part of it; or (d) direct persons to leave a cemetery or any part of it, for purposes of— (i) a funeral or public convenience; (ii) maintenance, redevelopment or extension of the cemetery; (iii) public safety; or (iv) other operational reasons.