Who is entitled to funeral benefits?
178 Who is entitled to funeral benefits?
The person who has paid, or is liable to pay, the funeral expenses of a person who died as a result of a motor accident is entitled to funeral benefits for funeral expenses for the dead person.
The funeral benefits must be paid as soon as possible (see Legislation Act, s 151B).
This section is subject to—
section 49 (No entitlement—act of terrorism); and
section 179 (No entitlement to funeral benefits—death of foreign national outside Australia); and
section 180 (No entitlement to funeral benefits—funeral expenses paid under workers compensation scheme).
In this section:
funeral expenses, for a dead person, includes the cost of transporting the dead person’s body to a place in Australia outside the ACT, or outside Australia.
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