Queensland Consolidated Acts

FUNERAL BENEFIT BUSINESS ACT 1982

- As at 1 April 2024 
- Act 72 of 1982 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Relationship with Fair Trading Inspectors Act 2014
   4.      (Repealed)
   5.      Definitions

   PART 2 - THE REGISTRAR

   6.      Registrar
   6A.     Delegation by registrar
   6B.     (Repealed)
   6C.     (Repealed)
   6D.     (Repealed)

   PART 3 - EXISTING AGREEMENTS WITH CORPORATIONS REGISTERED AT COMMENCEMENT OF THIS ACT

   7.      (Repealed)
   8.      Application of pt 3
   9.      Funeral Benefit Trust Fund
   10.     (Repealed)
   11.     Investment of moneys, allocation of interest and expenses etc.
   12.     (Repealed)
   13.     Annual report on operation of fund
   14.     Benefits trust funds
   15.     Payment of moneys into the fund
   16.     Payments from the fund in respect of benefits
   17.     Application of benefits trust fund and of the fund
   18.     Payments from the fund in special circumstances
   19.     Annual returns to be furnished by corporation
   20.     Quinquennial valuation
   21.     Where assets insufficient to meet liabilities
   22.     Where assets more than sufficient to meet liabilities
   23.     Corporation to change rules

   PART 4 - EXISTING AGREEMENTS WITH CORPORATIONS REGISTERED AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THIS ACT

   24.     Application of pt 4
   25.     Meaning of nominated property
   26.     (Repealed)
   27.     (Repealed)
   28.     (Repealed)
   29.     (Repealed)
   30.     (Repealed)
   31.     (Repealed)
   32.     Provisions to be contained in rules
   33.     (Repealed)
   34.     (Repealed)
   35.     (Repealed)
   36.     Certificate of registration
   37.     (Repealed)
   38.     Funeral benefit business trust fund account
   39.     Funeral benefit business trust fund
   40.     Investment of moneys
   41.     Application of funeral benefit business trust fund
   42.     Annual returns to be furnished by corporation
   43.     Quinquennial valuation
   44.     Where assets insufficient to meet liabilities
   45.     Where assets more than sufficient to meet liabilities
   46.     Corporation to change rules
   47.     Register of contributors
   48.     Receipts

   PART 5 - SALE OF FUNERAL BENEFIT BUSINESSES AND CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION PROVISIONS FOR PART 3 AND 4 CORPORATIONS

   49.     Definition for pt 5
   50.     Sale of funeral benefit business
   51.     Cancellation of registration at request of corporation
   52.     Cancellation of registration by QCAT
   53.     (Repealed)
   54.     (Repealed)
   55.     (Repealed)
   56.     (Repealed)
   57.     (Repealed)

   PART 6 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR REGISTERED CORPORATIONS FOR PARTICULAR FUNERAL BENEFIT AGREEMENTS

   58.     Application of pt 6
   59.     Nominated office
   60.     Secretary
   61.     Provisions as to rules
   62.     Settlement of disputes between corporations and contributors etc.
   63.     Change of name of registered corporation
   64.     Audit by direction of registrar
   65.     Control and management of certain accounts of registered corporations
   66.     How payments from accounts to be made
   67.     Compliance with requirements of registrar
   68.     Inspection of books by contributors etc.
   70.     Advertising
   71.     Falsification of entries etc.
   72.     False and misleading statements

   PART 7 - AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE SECOND-HAND DEALERS AND PAWNBROKERS ACT 2003

   73.     Application of pt 7
   74.     Client care statement
   75.     Person must be given copy of agreement
   76.     Cooling-off period
   77.     Consequences of exercising rights in cooling-off period
   78.     Person to be advised that the person may enter into an agreement with an authorised investment manager
   79.     Application of Trusts Act 1973
   80.     Application of Trust Accounts Act 1973

   PART 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR FUNERAL BENEFIT BUSINESSES

   81.     (Repealed)
   82.     Proceedings for offences
   83.     Institution of proceedings
   84.     (Repealed)
   85.     Matters relating to evidence and proof
   86.     Protection from liability
   87.     (Repealed)
   88.     Regulation-making power
   89.     Approval of forms

   PART 9 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR LIQUOR AND GAMING (RED TAPE REDUCTION) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2013

   90.     Definitions for pt 9
   91.     Abolition of the board
   92.     Legal successor of the board
   93.     Claim given to board to be dealt with by registrar
   94.     References to the board
   95.     Proceeding not yet started by or against the board
   96.     Other things done by board