3754GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 20 November 2023

3754 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 20 November 2023 grave cover means a covering a grave of durable material whether permeable or impermeable; headstone means a memorial designed for placement at the head of a grave, commemorating a grave or the placement of ashes; interment includes, as the case may be— (a) burial of a dead body; (b) placement of ashes in a grave, niche wall or under a commemorative plaque; or (c) scattering of ashes within a cemetery; interment permit means a single funeral permit issued by the Board under section 20 or 21 of the Act which entitles the holder to conduct the interment of a person named in the permit, and includes placement of ashes in a niche wall or memorial local, or scattering of ashes; mausoleum means a burial chamber 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; memorial has the meaning set out in the Act; memorial plaque means a panel, plate or tablet designed or used for purposes of bearing a commemorative inscription; memorial work means to install, repair, renovate or remove a memorial; monument means a sculpture, statue, cover of a grave or other form of memorial approved by the Board commemorating a grave or the placement of ashes, other than a headstone or memorial plaque; natural burial means burial in the ground— (a) without preparation of the dead body using chemical preservatives; and (b) by containment of the dead body only in a shroud or biodegradable coffin; personal representative means— (a) the administrator or executor of an estate of a deceased person; (b) the person who, by law of practice, has the right to apply for administration of the estate of the deceased person; or (c) a person having the lawful custody of a dead body; 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; standard grave means a grave which does not exceed any of the following dimensions: 2.4m long, 1.2m wide and 2.1m deep; utility services means municipal or public services and include the supply of water, electrical power, gas and refuse, building waste and sewerage disposal services; vault means a below ground lined grave with 1 or more sealed compartments constructed to specifications approved from time to time by the Board; and vehicle includes— (a) every conveyance and every object capable of being propelled or drawn on wheels, tracks or otherwise; and (b) where the context permits, an animal being ridden or driven, but excludes— (c) a wheelchair or any device designed for use by a physically impaired person on a footpath; and (d) a pram, stroller or similar device. PART 2—ADMINISTRATION 2.1 Powers and functions of CEO Subject to any directions given by resolution of the Board, the CEO shall exercise all the powers and functions of the Board in respect of each cemetery. 2.2 Plans (1) The Board shall establish and maintain a plan of each cemetery showing— (a) the location of areas set aside for burials, niche wall compartments, and placement of ashes in a garden; (b) the location of an area to be used only for burials of persons of a particular religious denomination; (c) the location of different areas of each cemetery to which different requirements for memorials apply; (d) the location of areas set aside for the works and other uses as specified in sections 24(2)(a) and (b) of the Act; and (e) areas restricted from burial without approval of the CEO.