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10 When an interment right is issued for two interments, does that include cremated remains? (1 answer)

4 years ago

When an interment right is issued for two interments, does that include cremated remains?

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16 The deceased had pre-purchased an interment right for the location in which she was subsequently interred (double-plot). The Application for Interment is completed by one of the deceased (1 answer)

4 years ago

Can that person transfer the interment right into their own name, at the same time?

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Does AS4204 provide for "removable headstones"? (1 answer)

9 months ago

Are there any provisions/modifications for “removable headstones” when considering the installation of monuments on graves where multiple interments are possible and subsequent...

No provisions have been made for needing to make some headstones removable for certain situations. On the topic of removable headstones – the committee notes that...

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What should the minimum thickness of a headstone base be? (1 answer)

9 months ago

Is the minimum stone thickness required for a base/sub-base detailed somewhere elsewhere in the document? If not, what is the recommended thickness - for a base?

Bases/sub-bases are covered under the provisions for backstones. As per Table 1 — Minimum stone thickness, the specified minimum stone thickness (after polishing) for backstones...

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What is meant by "backstones" (1 answer)

9 months ago

Table 1 in AS4204 also refers to “backstones” yet there are no “backstones” shown in Figure 1 – only “Back kerbs”. Are these one and the same?

Yes, ‘Backstones’ and ‘Back kerb’ are one and the same. This answer was provided by Standards Australia in response to a number of questions posted by the CCANSW...

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Authority to remove ashes (1 answer)

5 months ago

I have had a request to remove ashes from the son of the deceased. The deceased's husband placed the ashes and is also now deceased. There was never a Right of burial issued at...

Generally the person that orders the cremation has custody over the ashes, so in this instance it is likely to be the deceased husband, therefore authority would likely rest with...

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Authority to remove ashes (1 answer)

5 months ago

I have had a request to remove ashes from the son of the deceased. The deceased's husband placed the ashes and is also now deceased. There was never a Right of burial issued at...

Generally the person that orders the cremation has custody over the ashes, so in this instance it is likely to be the deceased husband, therefore authority would likely rest with...

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What obligations are there on the cemetery when it actions the removal of a headstone or monument from a burial site? (1 answer)

one month ago

The cemetery needs to move a headstone for a period of time and does not have next of kin information. What is the cemetery obligated to do before moving the...

There are no specific obligations outlined in the Act, however we recommend that the operator makes all possible efforts to communicate with the owners of the grave, including...

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What has changed under the NSW Public Health Regulation 2022 for cremation? (1 answer)

Yesterday

Where can I find out what has changed in relation to cremation procedures under the NSW Public Health Regulation 2022?

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What has changed under the NSW Public Health Regulation 2022 for cremation? (1 answer)

Yesterday

Where can I find out what has changed in relation to cremation procedures under the NSW Public Health Regulation 2022?

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Traumatic Loss & Grief Webinar

10:30

Online

Traumatic Loss and Grief Webinar with Mark and Julie Wallace Traumatic grief is a concept that Mark and Julie Wallace know all too well, after

Date : 2022-09-01

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Hawkesbury Library (NSW) | Warren Fahey presents ‘Dead and Buried’

17:30

Hawkesbury Library

Hawkesbury Library Service is looking forward to hosting social historian and author, Warren Fahey AM for

Date : 2022-09-07

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CCASA Information Forum 2022

11:02

Adelaide, Queenstown , Australia

Presentations Include: Australasian Cemeteries & Crematoria Association (ACCA) Update LGA’s statewide cemetery database - How to

Date : 2022-09-15

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Cemetery Safety Course in Goulburn, NSW, AU

Grace-Millsom Function Centre, Goulburn, NSW

A 2 day course in Cemetery Safety suitable for all cemetery workers

Date : 2022-09-20

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Cemetery Safety Course in Sydney, NSW, AU

Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, Sydney , Australia

A 2 day course in Cemetery Safety suitable for all cemetery workers

Date : 2022-09-26