AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

CANBERRA PUBLIC CEMETERIES REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

No. 25 of 1985

	The Cemeteries (Amendment) Ordinance 1985 (“the Ordinance”) amended the Cemeteries Ordinance 1933 (“the Principal Ordinance”) to remove the Minister’s power to fix fees for the purposes of the Principal Ordinance and the Canberra Public Cemeteries Regulations (“the Principal Regulations”) by Regulation, and to enable the Minister to fix these fees by Determination published in the Gazette.  The Canberra Public Cemeteries Regulations (Amendment) (“the Regulations”) amend the principal Regulations in conjunction with the making of the Ordinance.

	Regulations 1 and 2 of the Regulations deal with their citation and interpretation.

	Regulations 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Regulations amend Regulations 6, 15, 15A, 17 and 26 respectively of the Principal Regulations to enable the trustees of the two Canberra public cemeteries to charge, remit and refund fees determined by the Minister pursuant to section 22A of the Principal Ordinance.

	Regulation 8 of the Regulations repeals Schedule 2 of the Principal Regulations, which set out the fees payable under the Principal Ordinance and Regulations.