Funeral Benefit Business Regulation 2010 (Qld)

Funeral Benefit Business Regulation 2010

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Funeral Benefit Business Regulation 2010.

2 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 2 defines particular words used in this regulation.

Part 2 [Repealed]

3 [Repealed]

4 [Repealed]

5 [Repealed]

6 [Repealed]

7 [Repealed]

8 [Repealed]

9 [Repealed]

10 [Repealed]

11 [Repealed]

12 [Repealed]

13 [Repealed]

Part 3 Existing agreements with part 3 corporations

14 Application of pt 3 This part applies to a part 3 corporation in relation to funeral benefit agreements entered into by the corporation and in force immediately before the commencement of the Second-hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2003, repealed section 139. Note— The repealed section 139 commenced on 1 December 2003.

15 Certificate of contributions paid (1) This section applies to a contributor who has stopped making contributions under a funeral benefit agreement or on any benefit accruing to the contributor. (2) If the contributor has paid all contributions payable by the contributor, a corporation must promptly— (a) send to the contributor at the contributor's last known address a certificate— (i) in the approved form; and (ii) stating the amount of contributions paid by the contributor; and (iii) stating the benefits to which the contributor is entitled; and (b) give a copy of the certificate to the registrar. Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit.

16 Defined area (1) A corporation must ensure that its registered rules define an area (defined area) in which the corporation will provide a funeral benefit for a contributor or other person entitled to a funeral benefit under an agreement with the corporation. Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit. (2) A corporation must ensure that its registered rules include provisions to the following effect— (a) if a contributor or other person for whom or on whose behalf contributions have been made dies in the defined area, the corporation must, if asked by a person and subject to the rules and any terms agreed between the corporation and the contributor, provide a funeral benefit for the deceased person; (b) the corporation may, by notice approved by and filed with the registrar and published at least twice in a newspaper circulating in the area defined in the notice, notify that the defined area is extended to include the area stated in the notice; (c) if a contributor or other person for whom or on whose behalf contributions have been made dies outside the defined area, the corporation may, if asked by a person and subject to the rules and any terms agreed between the corporation and the contributor, provide a funeral benefit for the deceased person. Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit.