Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003 - SECT 4

Establishment of public cemeteries

4. Establishment of public cemeteries



(1) The Governor in Council, by order published in the Government Gazette, may
establish a public cemetery.

(2) A public cemetery may only be established on Crown land reserved or deemed
to be reserved for the purposes of cemeteries and crematoria under section 4
of the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 or any corresponding previous enactment.

(3) The Order must specify the land in respect of which the public cemetery is
established.

(4) The Governor in Council, by order published in the Government Gazette,
may-

   (a)  change the name of a public cemetery;

   (b)  include additional reserved Crown land in a public cemetery;

   (c)  remove any land that has ceased to be reserved for the purposes of a
        cemetery from a public cemetery;

   (d)  amend or vary an order made under subsection (1).