4470GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 13 November 2018

4470 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 13 November 2018 5.8 Requirements for opening of coffin or removal of shroud A person shall not open a coffin or remove a shroud in a cemetery unless— (a) the coffin is opened or shroud removed for the purposes of the exhumation of a dead body; or (b) that person has produced to the Board an order signed or authorised pursuant to the Act and an authorised person has approved the opening of that coffin or removal of the shroud. 5.9 Ashes not to be held by the Board The Board shall not accept custody of ashes of a deceased person. PART 6—APPLICATIONS FOR MEMORIALS 6.1 Application to place memorial (1) Upon payment of the set fee, the Board may approve an application to place a memorial with or without conditions, including restricting use of materials such as wood, dimensions of a memorial etc, so as not to detract from the amenity of a cemetery. (2) The Board may require the written consent of the holder of the grant of right of burial of the grave, the personal representative of a deceased person, or other person to the satisfaction of an authorised person to accompany an application for a memorial made under section 30 of the Act. (3) Where written consent is not able to be produced, the Board may approve with or without conditions or decline an application in its absolute discretion. (4) If the Board refuses to approve an application under subclause (2), written notice of that refusal is to be provided to the applicant. 6.2 Australian War Graves Notwithstanding anything in this local law to the contrary, the Office of Australian War Graves— (a) may place a complying memorial on a military grave; and (b) is not required to pay the set fee for any memorial that is placed upon a military grave. PART 7—MEMORIALS PERMITTED 7.1 Limitation on dimensions of memorials (1) No part of a memorial, including any grave cover, kerbing, boundary marker or enclosure is to extend beyond the dimensions of a standard grave. (2) No part of a monument above its base shall extend horizontally beyond its base. (3) Notwithstanding subclause (1), on request of the personal representative, the Board may approve a memorial over adjoining multiple gravesites— (a) where the persons interred are of the same family; or (b) for another acceptable reason. 7.2 Specification for monument approved material means— (a) any variety of non-fabricated, naturally occurring stone or rock; (b) any fabricated compound or fabricated aggregate which, in the opinion of the Board, has similar durability and aesthetic qualities as the materials specified in paragraph (a) above, suitable for decorative purposes and monumental sculpture but not glass, porcelain, ceramics or any pottery; or (c) other material as approved by the Board. (2) A monument in a cemetery— (a) shall be made of approved material; (b) shall be placed on a base of approved material; (c) the portion not being a grave cover, shall comply with the following specifications— (i) unless a greater height is approved by the Board, the overall height of a monument above the original surface of the grave shall not exceed 1200 millimetres; (ii) the height of the base of the monument above the original surface of the grave shall not be less than 150 millimetres nor more than 450 millimetres; (iii) the width of the base of the monument shall not exceed 1200 millimetres; and (iv) the length of the base of the monument measured along the length of the grave shall not exceed 600 millimetres; (d) the portion being a grave cover, shall comply with the following specifications (i) unless a greater height is approved by the Board, the overall height of a monument above the original surface of the grave shall not exceed 300 millimetres; (ii) the width of the grave cover shall not exceed 1200 millimetres; and (iii) the length of the grave cover shall not exceed 2400 millimetres; and (e) shall have foundations extending to a depth of 1000 millimetres unless concrete beam foundations are approved by the Board.