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Funeral Funds Act 1979
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#### 26 Registers
26 Registers
> > (1) A funeral contribution fund shall keep a register of contributors to the fund and shall, within 7 days after the date on which a person becomes a contributor, enter in the register with respect to each such person—
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> > > (a) the full name, address, date of birth and sex of that person,
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> > > (b) the date on which that person became a contributor,
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> > > (c) particulars of the benefits for which that person is contributing,
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> > > (d) particulars of the rate of contributions payable by that person, and
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> > > (e) such other particulars as may be prescribed.
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> > (2) A funeral contribution fund shall enter in the register required to be kept under subsection (1)—
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> > > (a) forthwith after any change in the rate of contributions payable by a contributor, particulars of the change and the date of the change,
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> > > (b) forthwith after a person ceases to be a contributor to the fund, a statement to that effect and the date on which the person ceased to be a contributor,
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> > > (c) forthwith after a contributor is supplied with a funeral benefit, a statement to that effect and the date on which the benefit was supplied, and
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> > > (d) such other particulars as may be prescribed.
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> > (3) A funeral contribution fund shall not remove from the register required to be kept under subsection (1) any particulars relating to a person who has ceased to be a contributor to the fund until 12 months after the investigation under section 28 next following the person’s so ceasing to be a contributor.
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> > (4) A funeral contribution fund shall keep such other registers as may be prescribed.
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> > (5) A register which is required to be kept by a funeral contribution fund under subsection (1) or (4) shall be kept at the registered office of the fund.
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> Maximum penalty—2 penalty units.
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> **s 26:** Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1.