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In forceFuneral benefits
Part 4Financial benefits
Division 8Payments on death
62 Funeral benefits
(1)
If a worker dies as a result of a work injury, a funeral benefit is payable equal to—
(a)
the actual cost of the worker's funeral; or
(b)
the prescribed amount, whichever is the lesser.
(2)
A funeral benefit payable under subsection (1) will be paid—
(a)
to the person who conducted the funeral; or
(b)
to a person who has paid, or is liable to pay, the funeral expenses of the deceased worker.
(3)
An amount prescribed by regulation under subsection (1) may, if the regulations so provide, be indexed so as to provide annual adjustments according to changes in the
CPI.
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