13Requirements for registration

#### 13 Requirements for registration 13 Requirements for registration > > (1) A company is not entitled to be registered to carry on contributory funeral benefit business unless, under the rules of the company— > > > > > (a) the company does not carry on pre-paid funeral benefit business, > > > > > (b) the income of the company derived from contributory funeral benefit business is to be applied only for the provision of funeral benefits to contributors and to meet the management expenses of the company in carrying on contributory funeral benefit business, > > > > > (c) the contributors to the company are prohibited from being members of the company, > > > > > (d) the company is required to have not less than 3 directors, > > > > > (e) the name of the company is not a name, or a name of a kind, that the Minister has directed the Secretary not to accept for registration, > > > > > (f) the company is required to appoint an auditor and the person so appointed is required to be a person who may, under the [Corporations Act 2001](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, be appointed as the auditor of a company, > > > > > (g) (Repealed) > > > > > (h) the company will be able to comply with such of the provisions of this Act as would be applicable to it, and > > > > > (i) provision is made for such other matters as may be prescribed. > > > (2) The Minister shall cause a direction given by the Minister under subsection (1) (e) to be published in the Gazette. > > > (3) The Secretary may prepare and publish in such manner as the Secretary thinks fit a model set of rules for a funeral contribution fund. > > **s 13:** Am 1981 No 123, Sch 8; 2001 No 34, Sch 2.21 \[3\]; 2003 No 61, Sch 1 \[10\]–\[14\].