Version No. 031 Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003 No. 80 of 2003 Version incorporating amendments as at 1 November 2017 The Parliament of enacts as follows: 1 Purposes The main purposes of this Act are— (a) to provide for the management and operation of cemeteries and crematoria; and (b) to repeal the Cemeteries Act 1958. 2 Commencement This Act comes into operation on 1 July 2005. S. 2A 2A Objects inserted by No. 61/2009 The objects of this Act are to ensure that— s. 3. (a) human remains are treated with dignity and respect; (b) all Victorians have access to cemetery and crematoria services; (c) cemetery trusts operate effectively and efficiently in accordance with this Act. 3 Definitions (1) In this Act— has the same S. 3(1) def. of Aboriginal ancestral remains Aboriginal meaning as in the Aboriginal Heritage ancestral Act 2006; remains inserted by No. 11/2016 s. 136.
Version No. 031 Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003 No. 80 of 2003 Version incorporating amendments as at 1 November 2017 The Parliament of enacts as follows: 1 Purposes The main purposes of this Act are— (a) to provide for the management and operation of cemeteries and crematoria; and (b) to repeal the Cemeteries Act 1958. 2 Commencement This Act comes into operation on 1 July 2005. S. 2A inserted by No. 61/2009 s. 3. 2A Objects The objects of this Act are to ensure that— (a) human remains are treated with dignity and respect; (b) all Victorians have access to cemetery and crematoria services; (c) cemetery trusts operate effectively and efficiently in accordance with this Act. 3 Definitions (1) In this Act— S. 3(1) def. of Aboriginal ancestral remains inserted by No. 11/2016 s. 136. Aboriginal ancestral remains has the same meaning as in the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006;
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