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FUNERALS ACT 2006 (NO 77 OF 2006)


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2--FUNERAL INDUSTRY MINISTERIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

   4.      Funeral Industry Ministerial Advisory Council  
   5.      Functions of the Council  
   6.      Meetings of the Council  

   PART 3--REGISTERS

           Division 1--Register of Funeral Providers

   7.      Register of funeral providers  
   8.      Contents of register of funeral providers  
   9.      Access to register  
   10.     Requirement to notify Director  
   11.     Changes in registration information  

           Division 2--Register of Pre-Paid Funeral Contracts

   12.     Register of pre-paid funeral contracts  
   13.     Contents of register of pre-paid funeral contracts  
   14.     Access to register  
   15.     Inclusion of pre-paid funeral contracts in register  
   16.     Requirement to provide information to Director  
   17.     Application to remove contract from register  
   18.     Changes to information in register  

           Division 3--General

   19.     False or misleading statements  

   PART 4--FUNERAL SERVICES

   20.     Requirement to offer basic funeral service  
   21.     Requirement to produce funeral goods and services price list  
   22.     Availability of funeral goods and services price list  
   23.     Requirement to produce and provide coffin price list  
   24.     Requirement to produce and provide statement of funeral costs  

   PART 5--PRE-PAID FUNERAL CONTRACTS

           Division 1--Interpretation

   25.     Definition of funeral provider  
   26.     References relating to pre-paid funeral contracts  

           Division 2--Pre-Paid Funeral Contracts

   27.     Funeral provider to provide information about investment  
   28.     Pre-paid funeral contracts  
   29.     Investment of money  
   30.     Procedure for investment  
   31.     Consideration under contract  
   32.     Funeral provider not to accept other money  
   33.     Receipt  

           Division 3--Termination of Pre-Paid Funeral Contracts

   34.     Definition of "funeral provider"  
   35.     Termination of pre-paid funeral contract by purchaser  
   36.     Termination of contract by funeral provider  
   37.     When does termination take effect?  
   38.     What must happen on termination?  
   39.     Winding up  
   40.     Legal personal representative of person may act  
   41.     Other termination rights not affected  

           Division 4--Register of Contracts

   42.     Register of contracts  

           Division 5--Accounts and Records

   43.     Keeping of records  
   44.     Accounts to be kept  

   PART 6--CODE OF PRACTICE

   45.     Preparation of draft code of practice by the Director  
   46.     Consideration of draft code of practice prepared by other persons  
   47.     Prescribing codes of practice  
   48.     Offence to breach code of practice  

   PART 7--COMPLAINTS HANDLING

   49.     Procedure for dealing with complaints  
   50.     Written document of complaints handling procedure  
   51.     Provision of procedures for dealing with complaints  
   52.     Guidelines  

   PART 8--ENFORCEMENT

           Division 1--Powers of Director

   53.     Director may require information  

           Division 2--Application of Fair Trading Act Provisions

   54.     Incorporation of provisions of Fair Trading Act 1999  

           Division 3--Powers of Inspectors

   55.     Production of identity card  
   56.     Searches to monitor compliance with this Act  
   57.     Offence-related searches and seizures  
   58.     Occupier to be given copy of consent  
   59.     Search warrant  
   60.     Announcement before entry  
   61.     Copy of warrant to be given to occupier  
   62.     Receipt must be given for any thing seized  
   63.     Copies of certain seized things to be given  
   64.     Use of equipment to examine or process things  
   65.     Use or seizure of electronic equipment at premises  
   66.     Compensation for damage caused during inspections  
   67.     Return of seized things  
   68.     Court may extend period  
   69.     Power of inspector to require information or documents  
   70.     False or misleading information  
   71.     Protection against self-incrimination  
   72.     Offence to hinder or obstruct inspector  
   73.     Entry to be reported to the Director  
   74.     Register of exercise of powers of entry  
   75.     Complaints  

           Division 4--Confidentiality

   76.     Disclosure of information  

           Division 5--General

   77.     Limitation  
   78.     Actions by firms  
   79.     Who may bring proceedings for an offence?  

   PART 9--GENERAL

   80.     Service of documents  
   81.     Delegation  
   82.     Regulations  

   PART 10--SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   83.     Definitions  
   84.     General transitional provisions  
   85.     References to old Act  
   86.     Application to pre-existing pre-paid funeral contracts  
   87.     Existing pre-paid funeral contracts  
   88.     Register of contracts  

   PART 11--REPEAL AND AMENDMENT

   89.     Repeal of Funerals (Pre-Paid Money) Act 1993  
   90.     Amendment of Fair Trading Act 1999  
           ENDNOTES


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