Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Funerals Act 2006 - SECT 21

Requirement to produce funeral goods and services price list

21. Requirement to produce funeral goods and services price list



(1) A funeral provider must produce a clear and legible price list of all the
funeral goods and funeral services it provides which complies with this
section.

Penalty: 60 penalty units.

(2) A funeral goods and services price list-

   (a)  must include a description and total price of the funeral goods and
        funeral services offered by the funeral provider; and

   (b)  must include a list of any service fees that may be charged by the
        funeral provider; and

   (c)  must reflect the maximum price that a funeral provider charges for the
        funeral goods and funeral services; and





   (d)  in relation to the basic funeral service offered by the funeral
        provider, must contain-

   (i)  a description of what is included in that service; and

   (ii) the total price of that service.

(3) A funeral goods and services price list must either-

   (a)  contain the full range, description and price of all coffins available
        for purchase; or

   (b)  include a price range for the coffins available for purchase and
        advise that a coffin price list is available.

(4) A funeral goods and services price list must contain the prescribed
particulars (if any).

(5) A funeral goods and services price list must be in the prescribed form (if
any).

(6) If a funeral provider offers packages of funeral goods and funeral
services, the funeral goods and services price list must contain a description
of the goods and services that are provided in each package and the total cost
of the package.