Shire of Morawa Amenity Local Law 2018
4466GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 13 November 2018
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4466 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 13 November 2018 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, memorial garden or under a commemorative plaque; or (c) scattering of ashes; 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 or scattering of ashes in a cemetery; 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; niche wall means a structure for the placement of a container of ashes in a compartment secured with a covering memorial plaque; 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; pre-need certificate means the purchase of a certificate made under clause 2.4 setting aside for use of the person who wishes to secure the use of the grave, niche wall compartment or memorial position, prior to any grant of right of burial made under clause 2.3; 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; shroud means, as the context requires— (a) a cloth or cloths used to securely wrap a dead body for burial; or (b) a dead body contained within a cloth or cloths; standard grave means a grave which does not exceed any of the following dimensions: 2000 millimetres long, 1200 millimetres wide and 2100 millimetres deep; utility services means municipal or public services and includes the supply of water, electrical power, and, gas and also includes refuse, building waste and sewerage disposal services; vault means a below ground lined grave with one or more sealed compartments constructed to specifications approved from time to time by the Board; and vehicle includes every conveyance and every object capable of being propelled or drawn on wheels, tracks or otherwise, other than a wheelchair or baby stroller, and includes a bicycle and a skateboard. PART 2—ADMINISTRATION 2.1 Powers and functions of CEO Subject to the direction of the Board, the CEO shall exercise all the powers and functions of the Board in respect of a cemetery in the district. 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 walls, memorial gardens, 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 the 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) any restricted areas.