3756GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 20 November 2023

3756 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 20 November 2023 (3) Except with the permission of the Board and subject to such conditions as may be applied, a person shall not carry out an interment— (a) on a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday; (b) commencing at any time other than between the hours 9:00 am to 2.00 pm; or (c) to conclude later than 3.00pm. 4.2 Memorial services or processions Upon application, the Board may permit, with or without interment or broadcasting of ashes— (a) the conduct of a memorial service; or (b) a procession. 4.3 Processions The time fixed by the Board for interment shall be the time at which the procession is to arrive at the cemetery gates, and, if not punctually observed, then the applicant who applied to hold the interment under clause 3.1 shall if required, pay the set fee for being late. 4.4 Conduct of interments by the Board When conducting an interment, or for the purposes of deciding whether to conduct an interment, under section 22 of the Act the Board may— (a) require a written request to be made for the Board to conduct an interment; (b) in its absolute discretion, charge any person requesting it to conduct an interment the set fee for the conduct of that funeral; (c) where no fee or a reduced fee has been charged by it for the conduct of the interment, determine the manner in which the interment shall be conducted; (d) specify an area in the cemetery for the interment; (e) conduct the funeral notwithstanding the failure of a person to make any application or to obtain any consent required under this local law; and (f) do or require anything which is considered necessary or convenient for the conduct of the funeral by the Board. PART 5—INTERMENTS 5.1 Requirements for burials and coffins (1) A person shall not bring a dead body into a cemetery unless— (a) the Board has approved an application for the burial of that dead body in accordance with clause 3.1; (b) it is enclosed in a coffin which in the opinion of the Board is adequate to the task and bears the name of the deceased person indelibly inscribed in legible characters on a plate properly affixed in a clearly visible position on the lid of the coffin; 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. (2) Where the dead body is contained in a shroud or biodegradable coffin— (a) the plate referred to in subclause (1)(b) is to be placed on the outside of the shroud or biodegradable coffin; and (b) the lead strip referred to in subclause (1)(c) is to be placed inside the shroud or biodegradable coffin. 5.2 Preparation of graves (1) A person shall not dig or prepare a grave or fill a grave, unless that person has the permission of the Board. (2) Regardless of prior grant of right of burial under clause 2.3 or gravesite approved upon application made under clause 3.1, the Board may direct the digging or preparation of a grave in an alternate position, where— (a) evidence of a prior interment is found, or known to have occurred; (b) access to the position is constrained; (c) the digging or preparation of the grave is unreasonably difficult; or (d) utility services may be interfered with. (3) Where an alternative position for the grave is directed under subclause (2), the Board is to advise the funeral director immediately. 5.3 Dimensions of graves (1) A person shall not bury a dead body in a cemetery other than in a standard grave, unless that person has the permission of the CEO. (2) Every grave prepared by the Board shall be dug at least 1.8m deep and shall not exceed 2.3m in depth, unless otherwise determined by the Board.