Cremation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1994 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1994 No. 105 Cremation Act 1913 CREMATION AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1994 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Insertion of new s 2A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2A Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Replacement of s 3 (Forms) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 Amendment of s 5 (Duties of officer in charge of crematorium) . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Replacement of ss 6 and 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Fee for issue of permission and certificate to cremate . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 Omission of Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2 Cremation Amendment (No. 1) No. 105, 1994 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Cremation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1994 . ˙ Commencement 2. This regulation commences on 28 March 1994. ˙ Regulation amended 3. This regulation amends the Cremation Regulation 1987 . ˙ Insertion of new s 2A 4. After section 2— insert— ˙ ‘Definition ‘2A. In this regulation— ‘ “Chief Health Officer” means the Chief Health Officer of the department. ’. ˙ Replacement of s 3 (Forms) 5. Section 3— omit, insert— ˙ ‘Forms ‘3.(1) If a provision of the Act or this regulation requires or permits a person to use a prescribed or approved form— (a) the Chief Health Officer must approve a form for the purpose of the provision; and (b) the form approved by the Chief Health Officer is the prescribed or approved form for the purpose of the provision. ‘(2) A person may ask the Chief Health Officer for a document setting out the approved form.

3 Cremation Amendment (No. 1) No. 105, 1994 ‘(3) The Chief Health Officer must promptly comply with the request. ’. ˙ Amendment of s 5 (Duties of officer in charge of crematorium) 6.(1) Section 5(c)— omit ‘ Form 4 of the Schedule to these regulations ’, insert ‘ the approved form ’. (2) Section 5 (at the end)— insert— ‘ Maximum penalty—2 penalty units. ’. ˙ Replacement of ss 6 and 7 7. Sections 6 and 7— omit, insert— ˙ ‘Fee for issue of permission and certificate to cremate ‘6.(1) An application for a permission and certificate to cremate must be in the approved form and accompanied by an application fee of $41.00. ‘(2) The fee is payable to the employer of the medical officer authorised under the Act to give the permission and certificate. ’. ˙ Omission of Schedule 8. Schedule— omit. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 24 March 1994. 2. Notified in the Gazette on 25 March 1994. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Health. © State of Queensland 1994