Australian Capital Territory
Cemeteries and Crematoria (ACT Public Cemeteries Authority Governing Board) Appointment 2013 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2013-210
made under the
Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003, s 29 (Establishment of governing board) (see Financial Management Act 1996, s 78 and s 79) 
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

This instrument is made under Section 29 and 29A of the Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003 (the Act) and Section 78 and 79 of the Financial Management Act 1996.

The ACT Public Cemeteries Authority (Cemeteries Authority) has a governing board. The functions of the Cemeteries Authority are to effectively and efficiently manage public cemeteries and crematoria for which the authority has been appointed as the operator by the Minister.

This instrument appoints a Chair, a Deputy Chair and five members to the Cemeteries Authority governing board, all of whom are not public service employees and in the Minister’s opinion, represent the general community and religious denominations. The appointments are for different lengths of duration, so that they do not all expire at the same time. Two of these appointees have not served before on the Cemeteries Authority governing board.