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Legislation & Regulations
Page content: Overview | Cemeteries Act & Regulations | Second Reading Speeches | National Competition Policy Reviews - Cemeteries Act 1958
Overview
Victoria has a proud tradition of caring for its forebears in a system of public cemeteries. The Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003, which commenced on 1 July 2005, governs the operations of Victoria’s cemetery and crematoria system. The act was most recently amended in 2009.
Cemeteries Act & Regulations
The Act and Regulations listed here are available for reading at the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents web site, maintained by the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victoria.
Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003
To view the Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003, visit the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents web site, click on “Victorian Law Today”, select “Acts”, then search alphabetically or using the search function for “Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003”.
Cemeteries and Crematoria Regulations 2005
To view the Cemeteries and Crematoria Regulations 2005, visit the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents web site, click on “Victorian Law Today”, select “Statutory Rules”, then search alphabetically or using the search function for “Cemeteries and Crematoria Regulations 2005”.
Second Reading Speeches
National Competition Policy Reviews - Cemeteries Act 1958
The Victorian Government made a commitment to the Council of Australian Governments that Victorian legislation would be reviewed from a national competition policy perspective by the end of the year 2000. In accordance with that commitment this review examines the restrictions on competition in the Cemeteries Act 1958 ("the Act").
