Page 2504 - Week 07 - Thursday, 3 August 2017

Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . . Video

I therefore table a schedule of statutory appointments for the period 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2017 as considered by the environment and transport and city services committee for the Ninth Assembly in accordance with continuing resolution 5A. I present the following paper:

Environment and Transport and City Services—Standing Committee—Schedule of Statutory Appointments—9^th Assembly—Period 1 January to 30 June 2017.

Statement by chair

MS ORR (Yerrabi) (3.59): Pursuant to standing order 246A, I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Environment and Transport and City Services. At a private meeting on 26 July 2017 the committee resolved to conduct an inquiry into the management of ACT cemeteries. The committee resolved to inquire into the management of cemeteries in the ACT with particular reference to:

1. Current burial and cremation practices in the ACT, including;

a. Current and anticipated community and regional demand for burial, cremation and any other internment or memorial practices in the ACT,

b. Current and anticipated capacity of existing ACT cemeteries,

c. Land management/land use and maintenance relating to ACT cemeteries including the identification of potential future sites,

d. Tenure;

2. The funding model for ACT cemeteries, including:

a. Initial and ongoing expenditure for burial, cremation, internment and memorial practices,

b. Current funding sources for burial, cremation, internment and memorial practices,

c. Cost-effectiveness and future viability of the current funding model,

d. Comparative analysis with funding models used in other jurisdictions,

e. The role of the private sector;

3. The governance model for ACT cemeteries, including:

a. Legislative requirements and current governance structures,

b. The cost-effectiveness of existing structures,

c. Comparative analysis with governance models in other jurisdictions, and

4. Any other relevant matter.

Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . . Video