Amendments of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations (ACT)

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Regulations 1979 No . 15

Regulations under the Cemeteries Ordinance 1933"

I, ROBERT JAMES ELLICOTT, the Minister of State for the Capital Territory, hereby make the following Regulations under the Cemeteries Ordinance 1933.

Dated this thirtieth day of August 1979.

R. ELLICOTT

Minister of State for the Capital Territory

A M E N D M E N T S OF THE CANBERRA PUBLIC CEMETERY

REGULATIONS 2

1. Regulation 1 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is repealed and the following regulation substituted:

" 1 . These Regulations may be cited as the Canberra Public Cem­ eteries Regulations.".

2. Regulation 2 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (1) before the definition of
" g r a v e " the following definition:
tees of the Canberra Public Cemeteries;".

" 'Canberra Public Cemeteries' means the public cemeteries in

the Territory;";

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the definitions of "the Cemetery" and " the Groundsman" and substituting the follow­ ing definition:

" ' the Groundsman' , in relation to a public cemetery, means a person appointed to be the Groundsman in respect of that public cemetery;": and

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation ( 1) the definition of " the Trus­ t ee s" and substituting the following definition:

" ' the Trustees' means the persons appointed to be the Trus­

3. Regulation 4 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) "Second Schedule" and substituting "Schedule 1".

4. Regulation 6 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) "Third Schedule" and substituting " Schedule 2 ".

5. Regulation 11 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is amended by omitting "The Cemetery" and substituting "Each public cemetery".

6. Regulation 12 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting "The Cemetery" and substituting "Each public cemetery"; and
(b) by omitting "during which the Cemetery" and substituting "dur ing which a public cemetery".

7. Regulations 13 and 14 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regu­ lations are repealed and the following regulations substituted:

" 1 3 . The Trustees shall erect in a conspicuous part of each public cemetery, and maintain in good order, a notice board indicating—

(a) the name of the public cemetery;
(b) the hours during which the public cemetery is open to the public;
(c) the name of the Secretary; and
(d) the address of the office of the Trustees.

"14 . (1) The Trustees shall cause plans to be prepared showing a lay-out and detailed sub-division of each public cemetery.

" ( 2 ) The plans referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be kept at the office of the Trustees.

" ( 3 ) A copy of the plan of a public cemetery shall be kept at the public cemetery.".

8. Regulation 15 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) " the Cemetery" and sub­ stituting " a public cemetery".

9. Regulation 16 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is amended by omitting " the Cemetery" and substituting "each public- cemetery".

10. Regulation 18 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is

amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) " the Cemetery" and sub­

s t i tu t ing ' ^ public cemetery".

11. Regulation 19 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) "Registration

of Births, Mar­

riages and Deaths Ordinance 1929-1938 " and substituting "Registration
of Births, Deaths and Marriages Ordinance 1963 ".

12. Regulation 24A of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is repealed and the following regulation substituted:

" 2 4 A . Notwithstanding anything contained in regulation 24, not more than one body shall be buried in an allotment specially set apart in pursuance of paragraph 5 (1) (c) of the Cemeteries Ordinance 1933.".

13. Regulation 26 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) " the Cemetery" and sub­ stituting " a public cemetery".

14. Regulation 27 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is amended by omitting " the Cemetery" and substituting " a public cemetery".

15. Regulation 27A of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) " the Cemetery" and sub­ stituting " a public cemetery".

16. Regulation 28 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is amended by omitting " the Cemetery" (wherever occurring) and substi­ tuting " a public cemetery".

17. Regulation 29 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) " the Cemetery" and sub­

stituting " a public cemetery".

18. Regulation 30 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) " the cemetery" and substitut­ ing " a public cemetery".

19. Regulation 32 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (c) " the cemetery" and substitut- i n g " a public cemetery".

20. Regulation 33 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is amended—

(a)

by omitting "within the cemetery" and substituting "within a public cemetery"; and

(b )

by omitting from paragraph (g) " the Cemetery" and substitut­ ing " the public cemetery".

21. Regulation 34 of the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is amended by omitting " the Cemetery" and substituting " a public cemetery".

22. The Schedules to the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations are amended by omitting the heading " T H E SCHEDULES" .

23. The Second Schedule to the Canberra Public Cemetery Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:

SCHEDULE 1 Regulation 4
D E S I G N O F T R U S T E E S ' SEAL

24. The Third Schedule to the Canber ra Public Cemetery Regulations is amended—

(a ) by omitting the heading " T H I R D S C H E D U L E " and substitut­
ing " S C H E D U L E 2 " ;

(b )

by omitting from item 7 " the Cemetery" and substituting " a public cemetery"; and

(c)

by omitting from item 8 "Exhumation and reburial in another allotment in the Cemetery" and substituting "Exhumation from a public cemetery and reburial in another allotment in that pub­ lic cemetery".

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 3 September 1979.

2.   For references to the original Regulations and amendments made before 1960 see footnote on p. 176 of Vol. 111 of "Laws of the Australian Capital Territory 1911-1959". For later amendments see Regulations 1961 No. 9; 1966 No. 1; 1968 No. 4; 1970 No. 9; 1971 No. 2; 1974 No. 22; 1975 No. 9 and 1976 No. 13.

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