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#### 7 Information standard for funeral goods and services
7 Information standard for funeral goods and services
> > (1) For the purposes of section 47C of the Act, the requirements of this Division are prescribed as an information standard for the supply of goods and services by a funeral director in relation to the burial or cremation of a body.
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> > (2) In this Division—
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> > funeral director means a person who, in the conduct of the person’s business, arranges the collection, transport, storage, preparation or embalming of bodies for the purposes of the burial or cremation of bodies.
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> > funeral information, in relation to supply of goods and services by a funeral director in relation to the burial or cremation of a body, means the following—
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> > > (a) the price of each of the following—
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> > > > (i) the transport of the body prior to burial or cremation,
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> > > > (ii) the storage of the body at a mortuary or holding room,
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> > > > (iii) the hire of a refrigeration plate,
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> > > > (iv) each type of coffin, casket or shroud supplied or the price range of all coffins, caskets or shrouds supplied,
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> > > > (v) the care and preparation of the body prior to burial or cremation,
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> > > > (vi) a viewing of the body prior to burial or cremation,
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> > > > (vii) the arrangement and conduct of a funeral service (including hire of the venue),
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> > > > (viii) the burial or cremation of the body,
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> > > (b) the location of the mortuary or crematorium used by the funeral director,
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> > > (c) if the funeral director uses a mortuary or crematorium that is not owned or managed by the funeral director, the name of the owner or manager,
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> > > (d) a reasonable estimate of the following disbursements—
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> > > > (i) the cost of obtaining of a death certificate from the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages,
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> > > > (ii) the cost of obtaining any certificate or permit required under the [Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1995-062) or the [Public Health Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2010-127) in relation to the body,
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> > > > (iii) any fee charged by a cemetery or crematorium in relation to the burial or cremation of a body,
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> > > (e) the price of the least expensive package for the burial or cremation of a body supplied by the funeral director,
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> > > (f) how a body is transported prior to burial or cremation.