In most remembrance parks, when you purchase a monument from a monumental mason, that person needs to submit an “Application” or “Permit” to the remembrance park authority, giving details and a plan of the proposed monument. The fee charged ensures some security for you by enacting the cemetery staff to:
Check that the monument will be placed on the correct site
Check that the “Application” has been signed by the person who has the authority to place a monument on the site
Assure that the details, design and the plan of the monument conforms to the regulations of the cemetery authority concerned, and construction complies with Australian Standards
Record the date of placement of the monument in the records relating to the site, and the name of the mason that did the work
Check from time to time on your behalf during the construction of the monument for compliance with the Application and therefore your wishes