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RDA expiry date: N/A; current until revoked

 

This retention and disposal authority covers records documenting the function of managing and maintaining cemetery and crematoria sites in Victoria.

Functions in PROS 15/01:

  • GOVERNANCE
  • CEMETERY STRUCTURES
  • DISPOSAL OF REMAINS
  • LAND MANAGEMENT
  • INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
  • MEMORIALISATION
  • EPHEMERAL DOCUMENTS.

 

Keywords: burials, cemeteries, cremation, funeral, graves.

 

If you are a Class B Cemetery Trust refer to PROS 15/01 FS1 Class B Cemetery Trusts - Records Required as State Archives Fact Sheet.

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