Cemetery sector newsletters

Topics in this issue:

• Transfer of a right of interment following the death of a joint right holder
• New discretionary power to direct the variation or forced surrender of a right of interment
• Changes to the cemeteries and crematoria webpages
• New online training course for Class B secretaries
• Update of the manual for Class B cemetery trusts
• Class B cemetery trusts
  • Class B cemetery trust appointment rounds
  • When should a chairperson not sign a Class B member appointment application form?
  • Who should sign a Class B application form in either of these situations?
  • Application forms not signed and dated by the applicant
  • Staggered appointment dates
• Class B cemetery trust email addresses
  • Emails to and from the unit
• Identifying the sex of the deceased on prescribed forms
• Cemetery grants program
• Fee applications
• Performance Support Program
• Governance and operational training

Attachments to Edition 3, 2021 newsletter:

Topics in this issue:

• Class B cemetery trusts
  • Class B cemetery trust appointment rounds
  • Notification of expiry of a term of appointment as a trust member
  • Advertising
• Can cemetery trust members be paid employees of the trust?
• Cemetery trust grants program – new forms
• Abstract of accounts
• CPI increase to cemetery trust fees
• Trust fees - GST
• Information security reporting 2021
  • Class A cemetery trusts
  • Class B cemetery trusts
  • Contact OVIC
• Pricing for value guide
• Code of practice
• Exhumation application fee 2021-22
• Planning controls
• Governance and operational training

Topics in this issue:

• Donating trust funds
• Data security reporting
• Class B appointments
  • New application forms
  • Appointment rounds
  • Notification of expiry of a term of appointment as a trust member
  • Performance Support Program
• Cemetery Grants Program
• CPI increase to fees effective 1 July 2021
• Right of interment and interment register
• Governance and operational training
• Attachment to Edition 1, 2021 newsletter:
• Attachment – Introduction to the governance and operational training program

Topics in this issue:

• Important information related to the impact to the cemetery sector of COVD-19 and current restrictions
• Program’s telephone number
• Update of contact details form
• Statutory documents
• Class B appointment process
• Abstract of accounts
• Fees
• Grants program
• Immunity from personal liability
• Policy templates
• Website accessibility
• Long-term financial strategy
• Fire season 2020-21
• Governance and operational training

Attachment to Edition 2, 2020 newsletter:

Topics in this issue:

• Important information
  • Up-to-date information about the impact of COVID-19 on the cemetery sector
  • Program work arrangements
  • Changes to processes
  • Staying in contact
  • Update of contact details
  • Resources
• Statutory documents – new processes
  • Private interments
  • Cremation authorisation
  • Exhumations
• Class B appointment process
  • Members with terms of appointment due to expire
  • Advertising
  • Receipt and process of Class B appointment applications
• CPI process
• Grants program
• Repatriation certificates
• Building and planning permits on cemetery land
• Access to personal protective equipment
• Governance and operational training

Attachments to Edition 1, 2020 newsletter:

Topics in this issue:

Grant program

• Fire season 2018-19
• Income threshold for GST registration
• Class A chairperson appointment rounds
• Class B cemetery trusts – Appoint process/Appointment application forms/Appointment expiry dates
• Exhumation Licence processing fee
• CPI process
• Abstract of accounts
• Setting fees and charges
• Governance and operational training
• Cemeteries and Crematoria Association of Vic

Attachment to Edition 2, 2019 newsletter:

Topics in this issue:

• Statewide strategic planning project
• Policies and Procedures
• Can trust members be paid employees of the trust?
• VMIA – cemetery trust insurance program 2018-19
• Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages new online system for registering MCCD/MCCPD forms
• Victorian Protective Data Security Standards
• Safety in and around graves
• Class A appointment process
• Class B appointment process
• Selection process
• Applicants not nominated for appointment
• Appointment application forms
• CPI process
• Abstract of accounts
• Grant program
• Governance and operational training

Attachments to Edition 1, 2019 newsletter: