Tasmanian Numbered Acts

PREPAID FUNERALS ACT 2004 (NO. 11 OF 2004) - Act 11 of 2004 - Royal Assent 9 June 2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Application of Act

   PART 2 - Disclosure of Pre-contractual Information

   5.      Disclosure of information before prepaid funeral agreement

   PART 3 - Prepaid Funeral Agreements

           Division 1 - Prepaid funeral agreements

   6.      Pre-existing prepaid funeral agreements
   7.      Prepaid funeral agreements
   8.      Termination of prepaid funeral agreement

           Division 2 - Funeral trusts

   9.      Duty to deposit payments into funeral trust
   10.     Requirements for funeral trusts
   11.     Appointment of custodian
   12.     Register of funeral trusts
   13.     Duty of funeral trust to refund payments
   14.     Investments of funeral trust
   15.     Payments from funeral trust

           Division 3 - Duties of funeral businesses and custodians

   16.     Insolvency of funeral business
   17.     Duty to maintain register
   18.     Value of funeral trust
   19.     Annual returns
   20.     Copy of records
   21.     Death of recipient before completion of payments under agreement
   22.     Director may require audit

   PART 4 - Miscellaneous and Supplemental

   23.     Transfer of rights and obligations
   24.     Disputes about payment of funds
   25.     Restriction on withdrawal of funds
   26.     Liability for offences against Act
   27.     Investigations
   28.     Regulations
   29.     Administration of Act
   30.     Consequential amendments
           SCHEDULE 1