Funerals Regulations 2025

to prescribe the particulars of a funeral goods and services price list; and

to prescribe infringement offences and infringement penalties for the purposes of the Funerals Act 2006.

the price of each of the following services provided directly by the funeral provider—

transportation of a deceased person prior to burial or cremation;

storage of a deceased person in a mortuary or holding room;

hire of a refrigeration plate;

mortuary care;

preparation for and conduct of a viewing of, or a vigil for, a deceased person prior to burial or cremation;

hire of a venue for a funeral ceremony;

preparation for and conduct of a funeral ceremony;

burial or cremation of a deceased person; and

if the funeral provider provides directly for the transportation of a deceased person prior to burial or cremation, the manner of transportation; and

either—

the price of each type of casket and each type of shroud available for purchase; or

a price range for all caskets available for purchase, a price range for all shrouds available for purchase and advice that a price list containing the price of each type of casket and each type of shroud is available; and

the location of any mortuary used by the funeral provider and, if the mortuary is not owned or managed by the funeral provider, the name of its owner or manager; and

the location of any crematorium used by the funeral provider and, if the crematorium is not owned or managed by the funeral provider, the name of its owner or manager (however described); and

a reasonable estimate of each of the following disbursements—

the cost of obtaining any certificate, permit, authorisation or notice required under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996, the Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003 or the Coroners Act 2008, or under an equivalent law of another State or a Territory, in connection with the services provided by the funeral provider;

any fee charged by a third party for the burial or cremation of a deceased person; and

if the funeral provider offers packages of funeral goods and funeral services, a statement that clearly indicates which package is the least expensive.

For the purposes of section 81A(1) of the Act, an offence specified in column 2 of the table in Schedule 1 is prescribed as an infringement offence.

For the purposes of section 81A(3) of the Act, the prescribed infringement penalty for an infringement offence is the amount specified in column 3 of the table in Schedule 1 in respect of that infringement offence.