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Introduction

Victoria has a proud tradition of caring for its forebears in a system of public cemeteries. Our cemeteries and crematoria are publicly owned and self-funding and primarily administered by voluntary trusts, with some administered by local government. The Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003, which commenced on 1 July 2005, governs the operations of Victoria’s cemetery and crematoria system. For information about implementation of the new Act, please see Implementation of the Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003.

Cemeteries Act & Regulations

The Act and Regulations listed here are available for reading at the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents website, maintained by the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victoria.

Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003

To view the Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003, visit the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary documents website, click on “Victorian Law Today”, select “Acts”, then search alphabetically or using the search function for “Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003”.

Cemeteries and Crematoria Regulations 2005

To view the Cemeteries and Crematoria Regulations 2005, visit the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary documents website, click on “Victorian Law Today”, select “Statutory Rules”, then search alphabetically or using the search function for “Cemeteries and Crematoria Regulations 2005”.

Cemeteries (Incorporation of Trusts) Regulations 1995

To view the Cemeteries (Incorporation of Trusts) Regulations 1995, visit the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary documents website, click on “Victorian Law Today”, select “Statutory Rules”, then search alphabetically or using the search function for “Cemeteries (Incorporation of Trusts) Regulations 1995”.

National Competition Policy Reviews - Cemeteries Act 1958

The Victorian Government made a commitment to the Council of Australian Governments that Victorian legislation would be reviewed from a national competition policy perspective by the end of the year 2000. In accordance with that commitment this review examines the restrictions on competition in the Cemeteries Act 1958 ("the Act").

National Competition Policy Review of the Cemeteries Act 1958 (1mb, pdf)

National Competition Policy Review of the Cemeteries Act 1958. Government Response (376k, pdf)

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