Metropolitan Cemeteries Board By-law (WA)

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CEMETERIES ACT 1986

METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD BY-LAW

In pursuance of the powers conferred upon them by the abovementioned Act, and of every other power enabling them, the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board hereby records having resolved on the 28th day of February 1991 to make and submit for confirmation by the Governor the following By-law:

PART I-PRELIMINARY

Repeal
1. The following By-laws are hereby repealed.

a The By-laws made by the Trustees of the Karrakatta Cemetery under the provisions of the Cemeteries Act 1897, published in the Government Gazette on July 8th, 1970; as amended

b The By-iaws made by the Trustees of the Pinnaroo Valley Memorial
Park Public Cemetery under the provision of the Cemeteries Act 1897,
published in the Government Gazette on June 2nd, 1978; as amended
c The By-laws made by the Trustees of the Midland Junction Cemetery

under the provision of the Cemeteries Act 1897, published in the

Government Gazette January 1st, 1904; as amended

d The By-laws made by the Trustees of the Guildford Public Cemetery under the provisions of the Cemeteries Act 1897, published in the Government Gazette July 30th, 1937 as amended.

Citation
2. This By-law may be cited as the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board By-law.
Arrangement and Definitions

3. 1 This By-law is divided into parts as follows-

PART I PRELIMINARY
PART II ADMINISTRATION

PART III RIGHTS OF BURIAL:

Division 1 Private Graves
Division 2 Public Graves

PART IV APPLICATIONS FOR FUNERALS:

Division 1 Application

Division 2 Time for Funerals

PART V FUNERAL DIRECTORS
PART VI SINGLE FUNERAL PERMITS

PART VII FUNERALS

Division 1 Goneral
Division 2 Cremation
Division 3 Placement of Ashes

Division 4 Burial

Section 7 of the Act;

PART VIII MONUMENTAL AND OTHER WORK

Division 1 Monumental Work
Division 2 Lawn Section
Division 3 Memorial Plaque Section
Division 4 General
Division 5 Licensing of Monumental Masons

Division 6 Single Monumental Work Permit

PART IX GENERAL

PART X OFFENCES AND MODIFIED PENALTIES

2 In this By-law unless the context requires otherwise:

"Act" means the Cemeteries Act, 1986;

"ashes" means so much of the remains after the due processes of cremation

as may be contained in a standard sized cremation urn;

"Authorised Officer" means an officer or employee of the Board authorised

by the Board to exercise any power conferred by an Act of Parliament

or this By-law;

"Board" means the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board as constituted under

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"burial" has the same meaning as is given to it in the Act;

"Cemeteries" means all cemeteries which the Governor by order has vested

under the care, control and management of the Board.

"Cemetery" means any one of the Cemeteries;

"crypt" has the same meaning as vault; -

"Crematorium" has the same meaning as is given to it in the Cremation

Act 1927.

"dead body" has the same meaning as that expression in the Act;

"funeral" includes the burial and cremation of a dead body and all

associated processions and ceremonials but does not include so much

of a ceremonial that is solely a religious rite; -

"Funeral Director" means a person, firm, or company holding a current

funeral director’s licence;

"funeral director’s licence" means a licence issued by the Board in accordance with clause 21 which entitles the holder to conduct funerals at the Cemeteries;

"General Manager" means the General Manager for the time being appointed by the Board in accordance with Clause 4 and includes any person for the time being acting in that capacity in the absence of the General Manager;

"Grant" means a grant of an exclusive right of burial in a specified area of a Cemetery which is granted by the Board in accordance with section 25 of the Act;
"guide dog" has the same meaning as is given to that expression in the Dog

Act 1976; -

"Holder" in relation to a Grant includes:

a a person issued with a Grant by the Board in accordance with

clause 7;

b a person for the time being appearing to the Board to be the

Holder of that Grant;

"mausoleum" means a building or construction 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 same meaning as is given to it in the Act;
"Memorial Park" means the Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, appointed as a public cemetery reserved for the burial of the dead by proclamation of the Governor published in the Government Gazette of the 19th October, 1973;
"monument" includes a tombstone, vault, enclosure or other approved form

of memorial; -

"Monumental Mason" means a person, firm or company holding a current

monumental mason’s licence;

"monumental mason’s licence" means a licence issued by the Board in

accordance with clause 63 which entitles the Holder to carry out
monumental works within a Cemetery;

"monumental work" when the term is used as an abstract noun shall include the erection, alteration or removal of or other working upon a monument on a grave;

"personal representative" means:

a the administrator of the estate or executor of the will of a

deceased person;

b the person who, by law or practice, has the best right to apply

for administration of the estate of a deceased person; or

c a person having the lawful custody of a dead body;

"private grave" means a grave situated in a Cemetery in respect of which a Grant has been made under and in accordance with the Act and this By-law;
"public grave" means a grave situated in a Cemetery which is not a "private

grave";

"set fee" refers to fees and charges set by a resolution of the Board and published in the Government Gazette in accordance with section 53 of the Act;

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"single funeral permit" means a permit issued by the Board in accordance with clause 25 which entitles the Holder to conduct a funeral at the Cemetery for the deceased persons named in the permit;

"vault" means a below ground lined grave with one or more sealed compartments constructed to specifications approved from time to time by the Board;
"vehicle" has the same meaning as is given to that word in the Road Traffic Act 1974 as amended from time to time, and includes trail bikes, beach buggies and other recreational vehicles licensed or unlicensed, but excludes a wheel chair being used by a physically impaired person.

PART TI-ADMINISTRATION

Appointment of General Manager
4. The Board shall appoint a General Manager who shall, at its direction,
exercise general supervision and control over all matters concerning the
administration of the Cemeteries and the carrying out and enforcement of this
By-law and, unless the Board otherwise resolves, all directions of the General

Manager shall be deemed to have been given by order of the Board.

Appointment of Employees
5. The Board may directly or by delegation to the General Manager appoint
support staff to administer and supervise work within the Cemeteries and carry

out such work as is required for the general care of the Cemeteries.

Plans and Registers
6. 1 The Board shall establish and maintain:

a a plan of each Cemetery showing the location and identiQying number of every burial place or grave and the distribution of the land, compartments and sections;

b a register containing the identification numbers of graves and the

names and description of the persons buried;

c a register of Grants made with respect to each Cemetery;

d a register of cremations containing the names and descriptions of any

person cremated in each Cemetery; and

e a register of persons cremated whose ashes have been buried or

disposed in each Cemetery.

2 The plans and registers referred to in sub-clause 1 shall be open for inspection by members of the public during normal office hours of the Board and upon payment of the set fee.

PART Ill-RIGHTS OF BURIAL
Division 1-Private Graves

Issuing Grants
7. 1 The Board may, upon the written application of a person and upon

payment of the set fee, issue that person with a Grant.

2 The Grant shall be for a term of twenty five 25 years from the date of

the Grant. Rights of a Holder
Board, a Grant confers upon the Holder thereof an exclusive right:	8. 1 Subject to the provisions of this By-law and to the prior approval of the a to bury the dead bodies of one or more deceased persons in a private

grave; and

b to carry out monumental works on a private grave;

during the term of the Grant.
2 Notwithstanding sub-clause 1, the Board shall in its absolute discretion determine from time to time the number of dead bodies or ashes which may be placed in each private grave.

3 The Board or an Authorised Officer may request the Holder to produce the Grant before the exercise of any of the rights referred to in sub-clause 1 and the Holder shall forthwith upon request deliver the Grant to the Board.

Renewal of a Grant of Right of Burial

9. 1 The Board may upon:

a the written application of a Holder upon the expiry of a Grant; or

b the written application of a Holder within the period of one 1 month

after the burial of a deceased person in a private grave or such longer
period as the Board may approve; and

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c payment of the fee referred to in sub-clause 2,

issue a new Grant with respect to that private grave.

2 The set fee for the issue of a new Grant pursuant to this clause is a sum

calculated in accordance with the following formula:

AxB

25

where

"A" means the number of complete years of the term of the preceding Grant

that have expired; and -

"B" means the set fee for a twenty five 25 year Grant.

3 The Board may request the Holder to deliver the existing Grant to it prior

to making a new Grant.

4 The Holder shall forthwith upon receiving a request by the Board in

accordance with sub-clause 3 deliver the existing Grant to the Board.

5 The Board shall not issue a new Grant in respect of a private grave unless a burial has taken place more than five 5 years after the commencement of the term of the existing Grant.

Replacement of a Grant

10. 1 The Board may:

a upon the written application of a Holder; and

b upon the production of evidence to the satisfaction of the Board, issue

a new Grant to replace a Grant which is lost or destroyed.

2 Notwithstanding sub-clause 1, the Board may, prior to issuing a replacement Grant, require the Holder to make a statutory declaration substantially in the form prescribed in the First Schedule.

3 A replacement Grant issued by the Board shall be deemed to be the

original Grant.

Transfer of Grant

11. A Holder who desires to transfer a Grant to another person shall make an application to the Board in the form prescribed by the Second Schedule and upon receipt of the application the Board may grant permission in accordance with section 26 of the Act.

Exercising the Rights of a Holder

12. If evidence is produced in writing to the satisfaction of the Board that the Holder is unavailable or not immediately ascertainable, or has died and has not specifically bequeathed the Grant, then the rights conferred upon that Holder may be exercised by the Holder’s personal representative or a person acting expressly on behalf of the personal representative. If those persons are

unavailable or not immediately ascertainable, then the Board may approve any

other person.

Division 2-Public Graves

Allocation of Public Graves
13. 1 The allocation of a public grave to a person by the Board shall not confer
any right upon that person other than the right to inter in the public grave the

deceased person for whom it was requested.

2 The Board shall retain all rights and powers in respect of every public

grave allocated in accordance with sub-clause 1 as if the public grave were
held by it prior to the allocation and the Board may, without limitation, re-open

the grave to:

a disinter and reinter the remains buried therein;

i in the same grave;
ii in another grave within the Cemetery; or

iii elsewhere in accordance with the Act;

b disinter and cremate the remains buried therein; or

C inter further remains of other deceased persons.

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PART W-APPLICATION FOR FUNERALS

Division 1-Applicationé

Application to hold a Funeral
14. 1 A person who desires to hold a funeral within a Cemetery shall, in the

case of the burial of a dead body:

a make an application to the Board in the form prescribed by the Third

Schedule; and

b lodge with the application referred to in paragraph a:

i evidence to the satisfaction of the Board that the Holder of that Grant has consented to or would not object to the burial; or

ii an application for a Grant or an application for a Grant of

Right of burial in a public grave.

2 A person who desires to hold a funeral within a Cemetery shall, in the

case of the cremation of a dead body:

a make an application to the Board in the form prescribed in the Fourth

Schedule; and

b lodge with the application referred to in paragraph a a permit to

crewate issuedJe-aceordanca-uith the Cremation Act 1927.

3 All applications referred to in sub-clauses 1 and 2 shall be accompanied

by:

a a doctor’s certificate for burial or disposal of the - dead body; or
b a coroner’s order for burial; and
c a certificate of identification in accordance with clause 15.

4 All applications to hold a funeral must be lodged at the office of the Board in such time as to permit at least five 5 working hours notice to be given prior to the time requested to be fixed for the funeral.

5 All applications to hold a funeral on a Saturday must be lodged at the office of the Board no later than 2.30 pm on the day before the funeral unless a later time is approved by the Board.

Certificate of Identification
15. 1 Alter a deceased person is placed in a coffin and prior to a deceased
person being removed to a Cemetery, or Crematorium within a Cemetery, a
person who personally knew the deceased shall identify the dead body and shall

complete the form prescribed in the Fifth Schedule unless:

a in the opinion of the Funeral Director, the dead body is not in a fit state

to be viewed; or

b after reasonable effort the Funeral Director is unable to arrange for a

person to identify the dead body.

2 Where:

a in the opinion of the Funeral Director, the dead body is not in a fit state

to be viewed; or

b after reasonable effort the Funeral Director is unable to arrange for a

person to identify the dead body,

then the Funeral Director shall complete the form prescribed in the Sixth
Schedule. Division 2-Time8 for Funerals

Receipt of the Application for a Funeral
16. Upon receipt of a properly completed application form in accordance with

clause 14 and all other things required by this By-law, the Board shall:

a fix a time for the funeral; and -

b dig or reopen any grave that is required or reserve the venue for a

cremation service as the case may be.

Fixing Times for a Funeral
17. The time fixed for a funeral is at the discretion of the Board but subject to

this By-law will be as near as possible to the time requested by the applicant.

Times for Burials and Cremations
18. 1 A person shall not carry out a burial or cremation:

a on Christmas Day; b on Good Friday; or

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c at any time other than during the following days and hours:

Monday to Thursday-8.00 am to 4.00 pm
Friday -8.00 am to 3.30 pm

Saturday -8.00 am to 11.00

except with the written permission of the Board.

2 The Board may, by notice displayed at Board offices, at least one week before a Public Holiday, close any Cemetery on that Public Holiday and where a Cemetery is so closed no funeral may take place within it, except with the written permission of the Board.

Admittance of Coffins
19. A person shall not bring a coffin into a Cemetery other than during the
hours referred to in clause 181c, except with the written permission of the

Board.

PART V-FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Directing a Funeral
20. A person shall not direct a funeral within a Cemetery or otherwise make
use of a Cemetery for any purpose connected with directing a funeral unless

that person is:

a a Funeral Director;
b an employee of the Funeral Director;

c the holder of a single funeral permit issued in accordance with clause

25.

Funeral Director’s Licence
21. 1 The Board may upon receipt of an application in writing by any person
in the form prescribed in the Seventh Schedule and upon payment of the set
fee, issue to the applicant a funeral director’s licence authorising the holder to

direct funerals within a Cemetery at such times and on such days and subjectto such conditions as the Board shall specify upon the issue of that licence or

in this By-law.

2 If the application referred to in sub-clause 1 is approved by the Board, the Board shall issue to the applicant a licence in the form prescribed in the Eighth Schedule.

3 Any person who is the holder of a current funeral director’s licence may apply for a new licence for the then following year by lodging with the Board an application form prescribed in the Seventh Schedule and upon payment of the set fee.

Period of Licence
22. 1 A funeral director’s licence:

a shall be valid from the date specified therein until the 30th day of June next following the date of commencement of the licence or until the licence is determined pursuant to clause 24, whichever shall occur sooner; and

b shall not be transferable.

2 Any person who is the holder of a current funeral director’s licence may

apply for a new licence for the then following year by lodging with the Board an application form prescribed in the Seventh Schedule and upon payment of the set fee.

Responsibilities of the Holder of a Funeral Director’s Licence
23. The holder of a funeral director’s licence shall be responsible for the
compliance by every person purporting to be authorised to direct a funeral

within a Cemetery pursuant to that licence with:

a all the requirements of:

i the licence,
ii this By-law; and

iii the Act; and

b the conditions imposed by the Board in respect of that licence.

Cancellation of a Funeral Director’s Licence
24. 1 The Board may, by notice in writing to the holder of a funeral director’s
licence, cancel the licence if:

a the holder of the licence or any employee of the holder has committed a breach of this By-law, the Act, the Cremation Act 1927 or any of the conditions upon which the licence was issued;

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b in the opinion of the Board, the conduct of the holder of the funeral
director’s licence or any employee of the holder in directing or

attempting to direct any funeral within a Cemetery is inappropriate or

unbecoming; -

c the holder of the funeral director’s licence has purported to transfer the

licence issued to that holder;

d the funeral director’s licence was issued erroneously or in consequence
of a false or fraudulent document, statement or representation;

e the fee for the funeral director’s licence is due and unpaid;

0 the holder of the funeral director’s licence is convicted of an offence

against this Act or this By-law; or

g the Board is no longer satisfied that the holder of the funeral director’s

licence:

i is of good repute and is fit to hold a funeral director’s licence; or

ii has suitable facilities and equipment for handling and storing dead

bodies and conducting funerals.

2 Upon the cancellation of a licence pursuant to this clause, no part of any

fee paid for the issue of that licence is refundable by the Board.

PART VI-SINGLE FUNERAL PERMITS

Application for a Single Funeral Permit

25. The Board may upon receipt of an application in writing by any person in the form prescribed by the Ninth Schedule and upon payment of the set fee issue to the applicant a single funeral permit authorising the holder to direct the funeral of the person named in the permit within a Cemetery at such time and subject to such conditions as the Board shall specify upon the issue of that permit or in this By-law.

Specifications and Details
26. Every application for a single funeral permit made in accordance with clause

25 shall include coffin specifications and details of the vehicle transporting the

dead body to the grave site or Crematorium. -

PART WI-FUNERALS
Division 1-General

Requirements as to Coffins

27. A person shall not bring a dead body into a Cemetery unless:

a the Board has received an application for the burial or cremation of

that dead body in accordance with clause 14;

b it is enclosed in a coffin which in the opinion of the Board is structurally sound and bears the name of the deceased person indelibly inscribed in legible characters on a plate on the coffin’s lid; and

c under the plate referred to in paragraph b there is a substantive lead

strip bearing the surname of the deceased person stamped in legible

characters, each character being not less than 10mm in height.

Funeral Processions

28. 1 Where:

a a funeral procession fails to arrive at a Cemetery at the time fixed by

the Board for the funeral; or

b all the forms prescribed by this By-law to hold and direct a funeral at a Cemetery are not presented to an Authorised Officer at a Cemetery at the time fixed by the Board for the funeral,

then the applicant who applied to hold the funeral under clause 14 shall pay the set fee for being late or make a written application to the Board requesting another time to be fixed for the funeral.

2 Where a funeral procession fails to proceed to the Crematorium or grave
site of a Cemetery within seven 7 minutes of arrival at a Cemetery, the

applicant who applied to hold the funeral shall pay the set fee for being late.

3 No funeral procession at a Cemetery shall include more than:

a one funeral director’s hearse; and

b four 4 mourning coaches, without the prior approval of the General

Manager.

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Division 2-Cremation

Metal or Metal Lined Coffins
29. Metal or metal lined coffins shall not be accepted by the Board for cremation

at a Cemetery.

Polyvinyls
30. The use of polyvinyl or its derivative, polyurethane, aerosol cans, other
sealed containers and/or glass in or upon coffins presented for cremation at a

Cemetery is prohibited.

Depositing the Coffin
31. 1 The Funeral Director shall deposit the coffin for cremation upon the
catafalque in the Crematorium chapel or at such other position within a
Cemetery as may be determined from time to time by the Board.

2 Once the coffin has been deposited for cremation in accordance with sub-clause 1, all further services will be rendered by and be under the sole control of the Board.

Removal of the Name Plate and Lead Strip
32. The Board shall remove the name plate and lead strip from the coffin prior
to cremation at a Cemetery and the lead strip shall be placed in the container
with the ashes.
Removal of Metal Fittings
33. The Board may remove any metal fittings on coffins presented for cremation
at a Cemetery which in the opinion of the Board could impede the cremation

or cause damage to the cremation equipment.

Division 3-Placement of Ashes

Directions to Place Ashes
34. 1 Where the personal representative of a deceased person whose body has

been cremated:

a has not given directions for the placement of ashes in the application

for a cremation referred to in clause 14; or

b wishes to vary the directions for the placement of ashes specified in the

application for a cremation referred to in clause 14,

then the personal representative may apply to the Board in the form prescribed by the Thnth Schedule for permission to dispose of the ashes in a Cemetery and upon payment of the set fee the Board may grant permission for the ashes to be disposed of by one of the methods specified in the Eleventh Schedule.

a deceased person in a Cemetery.	2 Subject to sub-clauses 3 and 4, a person shall not place the ashes of
3 An Authorised Officer may place the ashes of a deceased person in a

Cemetery provided:

a the person requesting the placement of the ashes has the permission

of the Board; and

b the ashes are placed within an area set aside for that purpose by the

Board.

4 An Authorised Officer may place the ashes of a deceased person within

a family grave provided:

a any monumental work commemorating the deceased person is in

accordance with Part VIII of this By-law;

b the ashes are not deposited in an above ground repository; and

c the person requesting the placement of the ashes has the written

permission of the Board.

Availability of Ashes
the ashes of a deceased person that have not been placed within a - Cemetery35. Subject to compliance with clause 34, and upon the payment of the set fee,

will be made available to a personal representative of the deceased person during the normal office hours of the Board after the expiration of twenty four hours 24 after the completion of the cremation at a Cemetery.

Ashes held by the Board

36. 1 If within six 6 months after the date of cremation at a Cemetery:

a the ashes of the deceased person have not been claimed; or

b no arrangements have been made for the placement of the ashes of a

deceased person by the personal representative,

then the Board may dispose of the ashes at its discretion.

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2 Where the ashes of a deceased person are held by the Board at the request of the personal representative after the expiration of six 6 months from the date of cremation then the personal representative shall pay the set fee, which fee shall be payable monthly in advance.

3 In the event that the legal representative defaults in the payment of the

fee referred to in sub-clause 2, the Board may dispose of the ashes.

Division 4-Burials

Depth of Graves

37. 1 The Board may from time to time determine the depth to which a grave

in a Cemetery is dug.

2 Every grave prepared by the Board shall be dug at least 1.8m deep unless

otherwise determined by the Board.

3 Notwithstanding sub-clause 1, no grave shall exceed 2.3m in depth.

Vaults
38. 1 A person shall not construct a brick grave crypt or vault within a

Cemetery other than:

a in an area set aside from time to time by the Board for that purpose;

b with the written -permission of the Board; and -

c in compliance with any specifications and conditions specified in the

written permission referred to in paragraph b.

2 The Board may upon receipt of an application in writing by any person and upon payment of the set fee construct a vault within a Cemetery which vault shall at all times remain the property of the Board.

Burying a Coffin

39. A person shall not bury a coffin within a Cemetery in such a manner that the distance from the top of the coffin to the original surface of the ground is less than 900mm.

Re-opening a Grave

40. 1 Subject to sub-clause 2, if for the purpose of re -opening a grave in aCemetery the Board finds it necessary to remove a monument, edging, tiles,

plants, grass, shrubs or other like matter from the grave, then the person ordering the re-opening of that grave shall bear the cost of the removal and any necessary reinstatement.

2 If the Minister orders the exhumation of a body in accordance with Section 58 of the Act then, the Minister may further order how and by whom the costs referred to in sub-clause 1 shall be met.

3 In this clause, the word "Minister" has the same meaning as is given to

that expression in the Act.
Disintering a Coffin

41. 1 Subject to sub-clause 2, a person shall not disinter a coffin in a

Cemetery for the purposes of re-burial within twelve 12 months after the dateof its interment. 2 Sub-clause 1, shall not apply where the coffin is disintered for the

purposes of the exhumation of a dead body and the exhumation is ordered or

authorised pursuant to the Act.

Exhumation
42. A person shall not disinter a coffin in a Cemetery for the exhumation of a

dead body unless:

a the exhumation is ordered or authorised pursuant to the Act; or
b the Holder of the grant of right of burial has applied in writing to the

Board requesting the exhumation and the Board has authorised the exhumation.

Opening a Coffin

43. 1 A person shall not open a coffin in a Cemetery unless:

a the coffin js opened for the purposes of the exhumation of a dead body;or

b that person has produced to the Board an order signed by the Commissioner of Police and the Board has approved the opening of that coffin.

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2 In this clause:

"Commissioner of Police" means the Commissioner of Police for the time being appointed under the Police Act 1892 and includes any person for the time being acting in that capacity in the absence of the Commis sioner of Police.

PART WIT-MONUMENTAL AND OTHER WORK
Division 1-Monumental Work

Placement of Monumental Work
44. 1 Other than with the permission and in a manner approved by the Board

a person shall not place monumental work upon:

a a public grave;
b a military grave; or

c a private grave.

2 A person shall not place a mausoleum in a Cemetery.

3 Notwithstanding sub-clause 1b, the Office of Australian War Graves:

a may place monumental work upon a military grave; and

b is not required to pay the set fee for any monumental work that is

placed upon a military grave.

4 A person shall not place monumental work upon a grave unless the number of that grave is indelibly and legibly inscribed on the base of that monument.

Kerbing
45. 1 The Board may from time to time set aside any part of a Cemetery for

graves that are not to be enclosed by kerbing.

2 A person shall not enclose a grave with kerbing where the grave is

situated:

a in a lawn section of a Cemetery;

b in a memorial plaque section of a Cemetery; or	-
c in a part of a Cemetery set aside under sub-clause 1.

Division 2-Lawn Section

Specifications of Monuments

46. 1 All monuments in the lawn section of a Cemetery shall:

a be made of natural stone;
b be placed upon a base of natural stone;

c comply with the following specifications:

i the overall height of the monument above the original surface of

the grave shall not exceed 1.05m;

ii the height of the base of the monument above the original surface

of the grave shall not be less than 150mm nor more than 450mm;

iii the width of the base of the monument shall not exceed 1.20m;

d have foundations extending to the bottom of the grave unless concrete	iv the depth of the base of the monument shall not exceed 300mm;
beam foundations are provided by the Board.

2 An admiralty bronze memorial plaque may be attached to a monument

erected or being erected in the lawn section of a Cemetery.

3 A person shall not display any trade names or marks upon any monument

within the lawn section of a Cemetery.
Headstones
47. No portion of a headstone in a lawn section of a Cemetery shall protrude

outside the area of the perimeter of the base of that headstone.

Division 3-Memorial Plaque Section

Requirements of a Memorial Plaque
48. 1 All memorial plaques placed in a memorial plaque section of a Cemetery

shall:

a be made of admiralty bronze or any other material approved by the

Board;

b not be less than the dimensions 380mm x 280mm, nor more than

560mm x 305mm; and

c bear an inscription approved by the Board.

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2 All memorial plaques made of admiralty bronze shall:

a not exceed 20mm in thickness; and

b be placed upon a base mounting approved by the Board.

3 All memorial plaques made of stone shall:

a not exceed 50mm in thickness placed upon a base mounting approved

by the Board; or

b not be less than 100mm in thickness if it is not to be placed upon a

base mounting.

Division 4-General

Carrying out Monumental Work

49. 1 A person shall not carry out monumental work upon a grave within a

Cemetery:

a unless the monumental work has first been approved by the Board; and
b except in accordance with plans and specifications first approved by the

Board.

Application for Monumental Work
50. 1 The Board may upon receipt of an application in writing by any person
in the form prescribed by the Twelfth Schedule and upon payment of the set
fee issue to the Applicant a permit authorising the Holder to carry out
monumental work upon a particular grave specified in the application at such
time and on such days and subject to such conditions as the Board shall specify

upon the issue of that permit or in this By-law.

2 All applications referred to in sub-clause 1 shall be accompanied by:

a the plans and specifications of the monument, which plans and specifications shall include precise details of all words, designs and pictures intended to be inscribed upon or attached to the monumental work;

b the written consent of the Holder of the Grave;

c the quoted cost of the proposed monumental work.

it considers the proposed monumental works are inappropriate or unbecoming. 3 The Board may reject any application referred to in sub-clause 1 where

Monuments to be Kept in Good Repair and Condition
51. The Holder shall keep the grave the subject of the grant and all monuments
upon it in good repair and condition.
Placing of Glass Domes and Vases

52. A person shall not place glass domes, vases or other grave ornaments:

a outside the perimeter of a grave in a Cemetery; or
b on the lawn in an area set aide by the Board as a lawn or a memorial

plaque section.

Plants and Trees

53. A person shall not plant trees, shrubs or plants on the surface of or within one metre of the outside perimeter of any grave in a Cemetery without the prior approval of the Board.

Materials
54. 1 A person who proposes to carry out monumental work in a Cemetery

shall:

a use material of good quality; and

b not use any plastic or epoxy based substances for the in-filling of

inscriptions on headstones, tablets or any other monumental work.

is not good quality and the person who brought such material into the Cemetery 2 An Authorised Officer may reject any material that in the Officer’s opinion

shall forthwith remove it therefrom.
Use of Wood
55. A person shall not place wooden fences, railings, crosses or other wooden

erections within a Cemetery unless:

a the wooden material is a temporary marker; and
b the person has obtained the prior approval of the Board.

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Operation of Work
56. All material required in the erection or completion of any monumental work

shall:

a be prepared as far as practicable before being brought into a Cemetery;

and

b be admitted at such entrances of a Cemetery and at such times as the

General Manager may direct.

Placement of Monumental Work
57. 1 A person shall not place monumental work in a Cemetery other than on
proper and substantial foundations to the satisfaction of an Authorised Officer.

2 Notwithstanding Clause 46d, all monuments in a Cemetery exceeding 1.8m in height when erected or 500kgs in weight shall have foundations extending to the bottom of the grave.

Placement of Rubbish
58. 1 A person shall not place rubbish soil, sand or any other surplus material
resulting from monumental work upon any grave.

2 Notwithstanding Clause 59, a person carrying out monumental work within a Cemetery shall remove from that Cemetery all surplus material resulting from that work, upon its completion.

Removal of Sand, Soil or Loam

59. Subject to Clause 582, a person shall not remove sand, soil or loam from
any portion of a Cemetery unless that person has the permission of the Board.
Supervision
60. 1 All monumental work within a Cemetery shall be carried out in a
professional manner subject to the direction and/or supervision of an Authorised
Officer.

2 All persons carrying out monumental work within a Cemetery shall forthwith comply with any direction given by an Authorised Officer in accordance with sub-clause 1.

Hours of Work
61. A person shall not work within a Cemetery without the permission of the

General Manager or a person authorised by the Board:

a other than during the days and hours specified in clause 181c;
b on Saturdays and Sundays; or

c on public holidays.

Conditions of Work

62. A person carrying out monumental work within a Cemetery shall not leave

any uncompleted monumental work in an untidy or unsafe condition.

Division 5-Licensing of Monumental Masons

Application for a Monumental Mason’s Licence

63. 1 The Board may upon receipt of an application in writing by any person, firm or company in the form prescribed in the Thirteenth Schedule and upon payment of the set fee issue to the applicant a monumental mason’s licence.

2 A licence issued under clause 63 1 authorises the holder to carry out

monumental works within a Cemetery subject to the provisions of this By-law
and such conditions as the Board shall specify upon the issue of that licence.
Period of Licence
64. A monumental mason’s licence:

a shall be valid from the date specified therein until the 30th day of June next following the date of commencement of the licence or until the licence is determined pursuant to clause 67, whichever shall occur sooner; and

b shall not be transferable.

Carrying out Monumental Work
65. A person shall not carry out monumental work within a Cemetery unless
that person is the holder of a current valid monumental mason’s licence issued
pursuant to clause 63 or does so as the employee of or principal of a firm or a
director of a company which holds such licence or is otherwise authorised by

the Board.

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Responsibilities of the Holder of a Monumental Mason’s Licence issued.

66. The holder of a monumental mason’s licence shall be responsible for the
compliance by every person purporting to be authorised to carry out monumen
tal works within a Cemetery pursuant to that licence with all the requirements
of the licence, this By-law, the Cemeteries Act and the Occupational Health

Cancellation of a Monumental Mason’s Licence

67. 1 The Board may by notice in writing to the holder of a monumental mason’s licence determine the licence forthwith on any of the following grounds:

a That the holder of the licence has committed a breach of this By-law, the Cemeteries Act, the Occupational Health Safety and Welfare Act or any of the conditions upon which the licence was issued;

b That, in the opinion of the Board, the conduct of the holder of the licence or any person in the employ of that holder in carrying out or attempting to carry out any works within a Cemetery, is inappropriate or unbecoming; or

c That the holder of the licence has purported to transfer the licence

issued to that holder.

d Upon determination of a monumental mason’s licence under this clause no part of any fee paid for the issue of that licence is refundable by the Board.

Division 6-Single Monumental Work Permits

Application For a Single Monumental Work Permit
68. The Board may upon receipt of an application in writing by any person in
the form prescribed by the Fourteenth schedule and upon payment of the set
fee issue to the applicant a single monumental work permit authorising the

holder to place a monument within a Cemetery subject to such conditions asthe Board shall specify upon the issue of that permit or in this By-law.

Specifications and Details
69. Every application for a single monumental work permit made in accordance
with clause 68 shall include an application for monumental work in the form

prescribed by clause 50.

PART TX-GENERAL

Vehicles

70. 1 A person shall not drive a vehicle:

a in a Cemetery at a speed exceeding 25kph;

b in a Cemetery in any manner likely to cause detriment to the safety

of pedestrians or other users of the Cemetery;

c in a Cemetery other than on those roads directed to be used by an

Authorised Officer;

d in a Cemetery other than in accordance with the directions of an

Authorised Officer; or

e on any part of a Cemetery that is not a constructed roadway or parking area or designated by the Board as an area in which vehicles may be driven.

2 A person shall not stand or park a vehicle on any part of a Cemetery:

a if the standing or parking of vehicles on that part is prohibited at all

times by a sign; or

b so as to cause- an obstruction to or impede the flow of traffic.

Animals

71. 1 Subject to sub-clause 3, a person shall not bring an animal into or

permit an animal to enter or remain in a Cemetery;

remove any animal found in a Cemetery. 2 Subject to sub-clause 3, the Board or an Authorised Officer may seize and

3 Sub-clauses 1 and 2, shall not apply to a hearing impaired person or a person who is blind or partially blind and is accompanied by a hearing or guide dog.

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Fireworks or Firearms
72. 1 A person shall not bring or discharge any fireworks within a Cemetery.

2 A person shall not bring or discharge any firearms within a Cemetery except in the case of a military funeral when firearms may be brought into a

Cemetery and discharged by members of the Defence Force.

3 In this Clause, "Defence Force" has the same meaning as is given to that

expression in the Defence Act 1903.
Damaging and Removing Objects
73. 1 Subject to sub-clause 2, a person shall not damage, remove or pick anytree, plant, shrub or flower in a Cemetery or any other object or thing on any
grave or memorial or which is the property of the Board without the permission

of the Board.

2 A person may remove withered flowers from a grave or memorial.

3 A person who removes withered flowers from a grave or memorial shall

place them in a receptacle provided by the Board for that purpose.
Advertising
74. A person shall not carry on or advertise any trade, business or profession
within a Cemetery without the prior written approval of the Board which

consent may be granted subject to such conditions as the Board thinks fit.

No Benefits or Gratuities
75. A person employed by the Board shall not accept any gratuities or receive
any financial benefit from any work undertaken within a Cemetery other than

the remuneration or benefit paid or given to that person by the Board.

Littering

76. A person shall not:

a break or cause to be broken any glass, ceramics or other material in

or upon a Cemetery;

b discard, deposit, leave or cause to be discarded, deposited or left any refuse or litter in or upon a Cemetery other than in a receptacle provided for that purpose.

Disruption of Funeral Processions

77. A person shall not obstruct, hinder or disrupt a funeral procession or ceremony within a Cemetery or commit a nuisance disrespectful of the feelings and welfare of other users of a Cemetery.

Entry
78. A person shall not enter or remain within a Cemetery other than during
the hours between sunrise and sunset except with the approval of the Board

or an Authorised Officer.

Swimming

79. A person shall not swim or wade in or remove fish or wildlife from lakes,

tanks or other water features within a Cemetery.

Filming

80. A person shall not film a funeral or focus upon headstones and memorials

within a Cemetery without the prior approval of:

a the next-of-kin of the deceased person whose funeral, headstone or

memorial is being filmed; and

b the Board.

Camping
81. A person shall not camp in or upon a Cemetery.
Lighting Fires
82. A person shall not light a fire within a Cemetery without the prior approval

of the Board.

Obeying Signs and Directions -

83. A person shall obey all signs displayed, marked, placed or erected by the Board within a Cemetery and any other lawful direction of an Authorised Officer.

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Removal from a Cemetery penalty provided by this By-law be ordered to leave a Cemetery by the Board or an Authorised Officer.
84. 1 Any person failing to comply with any provision of this By-law or
behaving in a manner that in the opinion of the Board or one of its Authorised

2 Any person failing to comply with an order to leave a Cemetery made pursuant to sub-clause 1 may be expelled from that Cemetery and shall not re-enter that Cemetery for a period of twenty-four 24 hours.

PART X-OFFENCES AND MODIFIED PENALTY

Offence
85. A person who commits a breach of any provision of this By-law commits an
offence and shall on conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding $500 and
if the offence is a continuing one to a further penalty not exceeding $20.00 for
every day or part of a day during which the offence is continued.

Modified Penalties 86. 1 A person who:

a receives an infringement notice pursuant to sub-section 1 of Section

63 of the Act; and

b does not contest that an offence was committed against this By-law, may, within the time specified in the notice, pay to the Board the modified penalty payable with respect to that offence.

2 The offences and modified penalties prescribed with respect to offences

against this By-law shall be as specified in the Fifteenth Schedule.

3 The prescribed form of the notice referred to in Section 63 1 of the Act

is set out in the Sixteenth Schedule.
4 The production of an acknowledgment from the Board of the payment of a modified penalty is a defence to a charge of the offence in respect of which that penalty was paid.
5 If it appears to the Board that an alleged offence cannot be adequately punished by the payment of the modified penalty then the Board may refrain from accepting the modified penalty and may in lieu take proceedings against the alleged offender in a Court of Petty Sessions.

6 A notice sent under section 63 3 of the Act withdrawing an infringement notice served under section 63 1 in respect of an offence alleged to have been committed against one of the provisions of this By-law shall be in or to the effect of the Seventeenth Schedule.

First Schedule
CEMETERIES ACT 1986

METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD BY-LAW

Declaration of Ownership of Missing "Grant of Right of Burial"

I, a

ofb

do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows:

1.  Iamthepersondescribedasc

in the Grant of Right of Burial numbered

issued by the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board on the day

of One thousand nine hun

dred and

2.d

3. IhavenottransferredanyofmyrightsunderthesaidGranttoany person. And I make this solemn declaration by virtue of Section 106 of the Evidence Act 1906.

Declared at Perth in the State of Western Australia

this day of 19 before me:

a Full name of Declarant.
b Address and Occupation of Declarant.
c State whether Grantee or Assignee.

d Set out circumstances leading to loss or destruction of Grant, and if

lost, action taken by Declarant to ascertain whereabouts of Grant.

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Second Schedule
CEMETERIES ACT 1986
METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD BY-LAW
Transfer of Grant of Right of Burial

To the Members of the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board
I
of
being the holder of a "Grant of Right of Burial" numbered
in the Cemetery for good
and valuable consideration do hereby Transfer and make over All my said Right
to
of

and further request that the Board approve of and allow the transfer.

Dated this day of 19

Signature of Transferer

Signature of Transferee

Signature of Witness

Approved and allowed by the Board on the	day
of	19

Chairman

Third Schedule
CEMETERIES ACT 1986
METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD BY-LAW
Application for Burial and Instruction for Grave

Application No

Surname of Deceased
Other Names
OccupationS

Address	Suburb/Towrr
Street Name and Number

Age: . Date of Death	/	/19
Date & Time of Burial	/ /19 m -
Religious Affihiation/Area

SectionS	Grave No
Length & Width of CoffinS	Depth of GraveS
Size of Ground	Grant Number
Grave 1ype: P F G S N D or Q	Place "X" in Box if First Interment 0

Male:  Female: LII Is a Grant Required:

No:LII YES:LII

Other Application Numbers:

Name and Address of Applicant for/or Current Holder of Grant of Right of

Burial:

Signature DateS / /19....

Name of Minister or Person

Officiating Name of funeral Director:

Signature SignatureS

DateS / 19... DateS / /19...

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Name and Address of Person Making Application for Burial:

SignatureS DateS / /19...

Doctor’s Cert. Rec’d: E Coroner’s Order Rec’d:

Grant of Burial Sent	/	/19....	Receipt no. Issued
Monumental MasonS	Date Works Approved	/	/19....

Fourth Schedule
CEMETERIES ACT 1986

METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD BY-LAW Application for Cremation and Instruction for Ashes

Application No
Surname of Decease&
Other Names
Occupatiow

Address Suburb/TownS

Street Name and Number

AgeS	Date of Death	/	/19
Date & Time of BurialS	/	/19....m	Religious Affiliation/AreaS
SectionS	Grave No
Grant Number	Grave ‘Irpe: P F G S N D or Q

Male: 0	Female: 0
Other Application Numbers:

1

1

Name and Address of Administrator:

SignatureS
DateS
Disposal Details:

Name of Minister or Person

Officiating Name of Funeral Director

SignatureS SignatureS

Date / /19.... DateS / /19....

Date Cremation Permit Issue&	/	/19....
No. of Cremation PermitS
Receipt No	Plaque Order:

Thlephone No AdviseS

Cert. of Cremation Prepared	/	/19....
Letters re Disposal of Ashes Sent	/	/19....

Ordered / /19.... ORDER No:

Completed	/	/19....
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Fifth Schedule
CEMETERIES ACT 1986

METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD BY-LAW

Certificate of Identification

I
of

hereby certify that on the day of

19          at

I identified the body of a deceased person as that of

The body was in a coffin bearing the name plate/inscription marked

Signed

-Witness

Sixth Schedule
CEMETERIES ACT 1986

METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD BY-LAW

Certificate Dispensing With Identification

I of the funeral director engaged to arrange the funeral of the body of

hereby certify that the body of the said deceased has not been identified

because:-

* in my opinion, the body is not in a fit state to be viewed. -

* after reasonable effort I have been unable to have an identification

made.

Dated the	day of	19
Signed Witness
* delete if inapplicable.

Seventh Schedule
CEMETERIES ACT 1986

METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD BY-LAW

Application for Funeral Director’s Licence -

i

hereby applies for the issue of a licence for the period beginning

day of 19....

and ending the 30th day of June 19.... ii to undertake

funerals within the Cemetery and in

support of such application supplies the following particulars:-

1.      To be completed by all Applicants:-

a Trading name of business

b Address from which business will be carried on

IbiNo

c Number of years for which Applicant has previously held a Funeral

Director’s Licence

d Details of offences under the Cemeteries Act, Cremation Act or the By-laws of any Cemetery for which the Applicant or persons employed by the applicant have been convicted
e Full name, address and capacity of person completing this application

iii

2.      To be completed if Applicant is a Company:-

a Full names and address of:-

Director/s

Manager/s Secretary

b Registered Office

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3.      To be completed if Applicant is A Partner:- Full name and address of partner/s

4. Full name iv
Address

To be completed if Applicant is neither Company nor Partnership: ing application

DIRECTIONS FOR COMPLETION

i Name of Applicant or Company or business name.

ii The maximum period is one year.

iii State whether applying in person or own behalf, or as a partner of a

firm or a manager of a Company.

iv If this information has already been given under item 1e write "as in

item 1e".

OFFICE USE ONLY

Received	Referred to Board
Approved	Licence issued

Eighth Schedule
CEMETERIES ACT 1986
METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD BY-LAW
Funeral Director’s Licence

a of is hereby licensed to undertake funerals within the

Cemetery from the day of

19.... until the 30th day of June 19....

Place of business

Conditions

Given this day of 19....

by authority of the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board.

General Manager

Ninth Schedule
CEMETERIES ACT 1986

METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD BY-LAW

Application No

Date

CEMETERIES ACT 1986
APPLICATION FOR SINGLE FUNERAL PERMIT

I of hereby make application for the issue of a Single Funeral

Permit for the funeral of the late

to take place on

within the	Cemetery and in support of
such application I declare as follows:

1 That I have in my possession a doctor’s certificate or coroner’s order, or in the instance of cremation a "Permit to Cremate".

2      That in the event of Burial:

a I am the holder of the Grant of Right of burial for the grave;

b I shall produce to the Board the written consent of the holder of the grave for me to exercise the Rights to bury the abovenamed deceased person in the grave.

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3 That the deceased will be enclosed in a substantial coffin bearing the name

of the deceased person stamped or otherwise indelibly inscribed in legible
characters on a metal plate on the coffins lid.
The casket will be obtained from

4 That the vehicle used to transport the body and coffin within the Cemetery is a suitable vehicle of the following description:

Make 1rpe Year

5 In the event of a Permit being issued, I will comply with the provisions of

the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board By-law and conditions prescribed by the
Board.

Signature of Person making application

Office Use Only

Application Received	/ /
Referred to Board	/ /

Approved / /

Licence Issued / /

Tenth Schedule
CEMETERIES ACT 1986

METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD BY-LAW

Application No

Authority for Placement of Ashes

Of the Late

Died Aged

To ensure our records are correct please check the above details. Complete both sides of this form, sign where applicable and return to the cemetery office of your choice.

Please refer to "Memorial Plaques Scale of Fees" brochure for the following-

Placement of Ashes

Plaque

code $

Cemetery

The family/friends wish to be present at placement	No	Yes
please tick

See "Administration Fees" in the above mentioned brochure	$
Location of ashes
If other than Karrakatta cremation an administration fee is applicable	$
If second interment state name of first interment	Total amount payable $

Location if known

NOTE: Please enclose remittance for total cost as we cannot allocate a memorial

location or order a plaque until full payment has been received. This order must

be signed by the person to whom this correspondence was addressed.

Name
Address

Telephone Home Work

Signature Date

Collection by Agent
Please note: THE BOARD WILL NOT RELEASE ASHES TO AN AGENT
UNLESS the following authority is completed in full.
Full name of person collecting
Signature of person collecting

Signature of person who authorised cremation

- Date

This section to be completed for Book of Remembrance only
Date of entry required

Date of death or other anniversary date

At	Cemetery
Karrakatta or Pinnaroo
Floral emblem or crest
Please also supply	personal copies of the entry in
quantity required the "Book of Remembrance"

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The Board reserves the right to vary an entry as may be necessary or to refuse
an entry considered to be unsuitable.
The required wording for your chosen memorial may be entered in the spaces
below.
Please also complete the details on the reverse side and return to the
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, P.O. Box 53, Claremont W.A. 6000 or visit any
of our offices where staff will gladly assist you.
Please print or type clearly. Use one letter per space and leave a space between
words and dates.
NOTE: 26 letters and spaces in line 1 and 36 letters and spaces lines 2-8
accepted for Book of Remembrance.
The Metropolitan Cemeteries Board cannot accept responsibility for lack of
clarity or incorrect information in inscription details.
Signature

Date

Eleventh Schedule
CEMETERIES ACT 1986

METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD BY-LAW

Options

Niche Wall
Memorial Wall
Garden of Remembrance
Ground Niche
Memorial Rose, Tree or Shrub
Family Shrub
Memorial Desk
Granite Seat
Family Grave
Book of Remembrance
Non-standard memorials approved by the Board
Scattering to the Winds

Memorial Gardens

Twelfth Schedule

CEMETERIES ACT 1986

METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD BY-LAW

Application for Monumental Work

Application No

Grant No

Name of Deceased

Area Section Grave No

Name of Applicant
Address of Applicant
I Hereby Certify That I Am Authorised As/By The Holder Of The Grant Of Right
Of Burial For The Abovementioned Grave To Approve Erection Of The
Memorial Detailed Herein And I Accept That The Approval Issued Will Be

Subject To Conditions Stipulated In The Cemeteries Act, The Grant Of RightOf Burial And The By-Laws And Regulations Now Or Hereafter In Force.

Signature Date

NOTE: The Board is Indemnified Against Any Liability Attributed to Any
Incorrect Statements or Information Contained in This Form.

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Details of Mason:

This Section to be Completed by the Monumental Mason

Name of Firm	Quoted Cost
Date Address Signature of Mason

Do You Wish To: Please Tick

Add Further Inscription	Renovate Or Add Further
Install a New Memorial	Monumental Work

Plan and Specifications:
NOTE: All Plans and Specifications of Memorials Submitted Must be Carefully
Drawn and Fully Dimensioned and all Materials Specified. All Description To
Be In Block Letters, All Ornaments Etc. To Be Shown and Dimensioned. Size

Of Dowels And Dowel Holes To Be Specified.

Thirteenth Schedule
CEMETERIES ACT 1986

METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD BY-LAW

Application for Monumental Mason’s Licence

I apply on behalf of

the firm/s trading as
for a licence to work within the

Cemetery as a Monumental Mason during the year ending 30 June 19....

I have been involved in the Monumental Masonry trade for years.

I agree to comply with By-laws, Regulations and Policies now and hereafter in force. I understand that this licence may be cancelled by the Board, subject tomy right of appeal.

Signed NameS On behalf of:

Firm name/s

Office Use:	Monumental Mason’s Licence.
Date Received:	/ /19
Date Approved:	/ /19
Receipt No. Conditions: Signe&

Metropolitan Cemeteries Board

Fourteenth Schedule
CEMETERIES ACT 1986

METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD BY-LAW

Application for Single Monumental Work Permit

I of hereby make application for the issue of a Single Monumental Work Permit

to undertake monumental work on grave

within the	Cemetery on the
day of	19

In the event of a Permit being issued I agree to comply with the By-Law,
Regulations and all Conditions prescribed by the Board.

Signed
Date:

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Single Monumental Work Permit

This is to certify that

of	is authorised to undertake
monumental work as detailed above.
Signed DateS For the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board

Single Monumental Work Permit

OFFICE USE:

Date Received	/	/19....
Receipt Number

Date Approved	/ /19....
Conditions

Fifteenth Schedule
CEMETERIES ACT 1986

METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD BY-LAW

Item No. Clause Nature of Offence Modified Penalty

$

1. 58 Removal of rubbish and surplus
material - $40.00

2.	59	Unauthorised removals from ceme
tery $40.00

3. 70 1 a & b Excessive speed $40.00

4. 70 1 c, d & Unauthorised use-driving, park

e and 70 2 ing, or standing of vehicle $40.00

5.	71	Animal at large	$30.00
6.	72	Unauthorised fireworks or firearms	$50.00
7.	73	Unauthorised removal of property	$40.00
8.	74	Unauthorised advertising, and/or
trading	$40.00
9.	76	Dumping of rubbish	$40.00
10.	77	Committing nuisance	$40.00
11.	78	Entry out of hours	$30.00
12.	79	No swimming or fishing	$30.00
13.	80	Unauthorised filming	$30.00
14.	81	Unauthorised camping	$30.00
15.	82	Unauthorised lighting of fires	$50.00

16.	83	Disobeying lawful signs	$30.00
17.	Any other offence	$30.00
Sixteenth Schedule

CEMETERIES ACT 1986
METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD BY-LAW
Infringement Notice

To

Name Address

It is alleged that at	Hours on
day of	19 .... at

You committed the offence indicated hereunder by an X in breach of

Metropolitan Cemeteries Board clause number

Authorised Officer

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Penalty Penalty

Animal at large	Excessive Speed in vehicle
Entry out of hours	Unauthorised vehicle use
Swimming or fishing	Unauthorised removal of property
Disobeying lawful signs	Unauthorised advertising or trading
Unauthorised filming	Dumping rubbish -
Unauthorised camping	Committing a nuisance
Non-removal of rubbish	Unauthorised fireworks/firearms
Unauthorised removal of materials	Unauthorised lighting of fires Other offence
$ You may dispose of this matter:

By payment of the penalty as shown within 21 days of the date of this notice to the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, Karrakatta Cemetery, Railway Road, Karrakatta between the hours of 9.OOam and 4.OOpm Monday to Friday.

If neither the prescribed penalty is paid nor representation is made within the time specified, Court proceedings may be instituted against you.

Please Make Cheques Payable To Metropolitan Cemeteries Board. Payments By Mail Should Be Addressed To The General Manager, P.O Box 53, Claremont, 6010.

Do Not Detach. Please Complete Part 2 And Present This Notice Intact When

Making Payment.

Seventeenth Schedule
CEMETERIES ACT 1986
METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD BY-LAW
Withdrawl of Infringement Notice

No

Date / /

To 1

Infringment Notice No	dated	/	/	for the
alleged offence of 2

Penalty 3 $ is hereby withdrawn.

Delete whichever does not apply

* No further action will be taken.

* It is proposed to institute court proceedings for the alleged offence.

1     Insert name and address of alleged offender.

2	Insert short particulars of offence alleged.

3      Insert amount of penalty prescribed.

The By-law was adopted by members of the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board at authority of the Board.

a duly convened meeting of the Board held on February 28th, 1991.

J. MOILER, Chairman.

E.W. BULLOCK, Acting General Manager.

Recommended-

DAVID SMITH, Minister for Local Government.

Approved by His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council this 31st day of March 1992.

D. G. BLIGHT, Clerk of the Council.