Useful Organisations

Below you will find links to a variety of useful information websites, including government legislation and assistance, free legal aid services, grief support groups, various aligned organisations and charities etc, both nationally and within your State or Territory.

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Resources from the Office of Advance Care Planning have been updated. Click on the links below to see more:

• Advance care planning for health professionals
• Decision making hierarchy
• Statement of Choices information sheet
• Guide for health professionals using the Statement of Choices
• Tip sheets for completing Statement of Choices:
  • Form A
  • Form B

End of Life / Palliative Care Web Sites

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT

• Department of Health – Palliative Care
• Department of Health – Guidelines for a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care
• Social Services – My Aged Care – Home Care & Respite Providers
• Aged Care Home Agreements
• Legal Information Services
• Managing Your Services
• Social Services – Translated information in other Languages
• National Relay Service – Assistance for people who are deaf, hearing or speech impaired to make a phone call
• Immigration & Border Protection – Interpreting Services
• Australian Commission on Safety & Quality in Health Care – Charter of Rights
• Social Services – My Aged Care Line – 1800 200 422
• Social Services – Respite and Carelink Centre – 1800 052 222

OTHER USEFUL ORGANISATIONS

• Palliative Care Australia – A peak national body for Palliative Care
• Advance Care Planning Australia – Forms
• CareSearch – Palliative care knowledge network
• Your Life Talks – Conversation Starter Cards
• DyingMatters – Raising awareness of dying, death & bereavement
• Centre for Palliative Care – Enhancing care through excellence in education & research
• NSW Southern Highlands Cancer Connect

CANCER COUNCIL

• Cancer Council NSW
• Cancer Council VIC
• Cancer Council QLD
• Cancer Council ACT
• Cancer Council TAS
• Cancer Council SA
• Cancer Council WA
• Cancer Council NT

MESOTHELIOMA SUPPORT

• Mesothelioma Guide
• Mesothelioma Fund
• Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com
• Mesothelioma Veterans Center
• Mesothelioma.net
• Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com
• Mesothelioma Lawyer Center
• Mesothelioma Seeking Legal Advice

Specific Funeral Industry Legislation

Very few Australian States and Territories have enacted a single ‘Funerals Act’ covering all aspects of arranging and conducting a funeral (except Victoria). However, most jurisdictions have enacted legislation to do with pre-paid funerals and the treatment of funeral funds.

VIC: FUNERALS ACT 2006

• 2006 Funerals Act
• 2006 Funerals Act-Additions

TAS: PREPAID FUNERALS ACT 2004

• 2004 Pre-paid Funerals Act
• 2004 Pre-paid Funerals Bill

QLD: FUNERAL BENEFIT BUSINESS ACT 1982

• 1982 Funeral Benefit Business Act
• 1982 Funeral Benefit Business Act 2014

QLD: FUNERAL BENEFIT BUSINESS REGULATION 2010

• 2010 Funeral Benefit Business Regulation
• 2013 Funeral Benefit Business Amendment

NSW: FUNERAL FUNDS ACT 1979

• 1979 Funeral Funds Act

NSW: FUNERAL FUNDS REGULATION 2016

• 2016 Funeral Funds Regulation
• 2014 Funeral Funds (Fees) Regulation Amendment

SA: FAIR TRADING (PRE-PAID FUNERALS INDUSTRY CODE) REGULATIONS 2011

• 2011 Fair Trading (Pre-paid Funerals Industry Code) Regulations
• Fair Trading Act 1987

WA: WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT – METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD

• WA Government – Metropolitan Cemeteries Board

NT: NORTHERN TERRITIORY GOVERNMENT – HEALTH DEPARTMENT

• Department of Health – General Information – Deaths

ACT: N/A

Pre-Paid Funerals, Funeral Bonds & Funeral Insurance

• Australian Government
  • Funeral Bonds and Pre-paid Funerals
  • Veteran’s Affairs – Payments and Compensation

  Australian Funeral Directors Association

  • Promoting professional funeral standards – Pre-paid Funerals

  ASIC MoneySmart website

  • Paying for Funerals

  Choice Magazine:

  • Funeral Insurance Options

  Legislation in relation to Pre-Paid Funerals

  Queensland

  • Funeral Benefit Business Regulation 2010
  • Funeral Benefit Business Amendment Regulation 2013
  • Funeral Benefit Business Act 1982

  New South Wales

  • Funeral Funds Act 1979
  • Funeral Funds Regulation 2016
  • Funeral Funds Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2014

  Victoria

  • Funerals Act 2006

  Tasmania

  • Pre-paid Funerals Act 2004

  South Australia

  • Fair Trading (Pre-paid Funerals Industry Code) Regulations 2011
  • Fair Trading Act 1987

  Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia and Northern Territory have no specific Acts or Regulations regarding Pre-paid Funerals.

Burial & Cremations Act

Queensland

• Cremations Act 2003

New South Wales

• Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2013 No 105

Victoria

• Cemeteries and Crematoria Amendment Act 2009

South Australia

• Burial and Cremation Act 2013
• Burial and Cremation Regulations 2014

Western Australia

• Cremation Act 1929

Tasmania

• Burial and Cremations Act 2015

Australian Capital Territory

• Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003

Northern Territory

• Cemeteries Act 1952 as in force May, 2016

Births, Deaths & Marriages Acts

Western Australia

• Useful Link: Department of the Attorney General Births, Deaths & Marriages
• The Act: Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Act 1998

South Australia

• Useful Link: Births, Deaths & Marriages South Australia
• The Act: Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996

Victoria

• Useful Link: Births, Deaths & Marriages Victoria
• The Act: Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Act 1996

Tasmania

• Useful Link: Births, Deaths & Marriages Tasmania
• The Act: Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Act 1999

New South Wales

• Useful Link: Births, Deaths & Marriages NSW
• The Act: Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Act 1995

Queensland

• Useful Link: Births, Deaths, Marriages & Divorces QLD
• The Act: Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Act 2003

Northern Territory

• Useful Link: Births, Deaths & Marriages NT
• The Act: Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1996 as in force December, 2018

Australian Capital Territory

• Useful Link: Births, Deaths & Marriages ACT
• The Act: Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997

Coroners’ Acts

Western Australia

• Useful Link: Practical Issues for Relatives WA
• The Act: Coroners Act 1996

South Australia

• Useful Links: Practical Issues for Relatives SA

Deaths – Practical Issues for next of Kin

• The Act: Coroners Act 2003

Victoria

• Useful Link: Practical Issues for Relatives VIC
• The Act: Coroners Act 2008

Tasmania

• Useful Link: A Guide for Families and Friends
• The Act: Cemetery Regulation 2005

New South Wales

• Useful Link: http://www.coroners.lawlink.nsw.gov.au
• The Act: Coroners Act 2009

Queensland

• Useful Link: Coroners Court

• The Act: Coroners Act 2003

Northern Territory

• Useful Link: Coroner’s Office NT

NT Department of Health – Deaths

• The Act: Coroners Act 2013 as in force September, 2017
• Also see the Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1996 as in force December, 2018

Australian Capital Territory

• Useful Link: ACT Coroners Court
• The Act: Coroners Act 2008

Coroner’s Offices

• QLD: Contact QLD State Coroner
• VIC: Contact VIC State Coroner
• NSW: Contact NSW State Coroner
• TAS: Contact TAS State Coroner
• SA: Contact SA State Coroner
• WA: Contact WA State Coroner
• ACT: Contact ACT State Coroner
• NT: Contact NT State Coroner

Wills and Probate Acts

Western Australia:

• Useful Link: http://www.publictrustee.wa.gov.au/w/what_is_probate.aspx
• The Act: Wills Act 1970 http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_1081_homepage.html
• The Act: Family Provision Act 1972 http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_457_homepage.html
• The Act: Administration Act 1903 http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/wa/consol_act/aa1903173/

South Australia:

• Useful Link: http://www.lawhandbook.sa.gov.au/ch36s01.php
• The Act: The Wills Act 1936 http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/A/WILLS%20ACT%201936.aspx
• The Act: The Administration and Probate Act 1919 http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/A/ADMINISTRATION%20AND%20PROBATE%20ACT%201919.aspx

Victoria:

• Useful : http://www.lawreform.vic.gov.au/content/succession-laws-victoria-1
• The Act: The Wills Act 1997 http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/wa199791/
• The Act: The Administration & Probate Act 1958 http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/aapa1958259/

Tasmania:

• Useful Link: http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/82103/Chapter_09.pdf
• Useful Link: Tasmanian Law Handbook – Making a Will
• The Act: The Administration & Probate Act 1935 http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/tas/consol_act/aapa1935259/
• The Act: The Wills Act 2008 http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/tas/consol_act/wa200891/
• The Act: The TESTATOR’s FAMILY MAINTENANCE ACT 1912 http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/tas/consol_act/tfma1912297/
• The Act: The INTESTACY ACT 2010 http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/tas/consol_act/ia2010128/

New South Wales:

• Useful Link: NSW Supreme Court Filing Instructions
• Useful Link: http://www.foolkit.com.au/nsw/public/wills-and-probate
• The Act: Succession Act 2006 http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/sa2006138/
• The Act: Probate and Administration Act 1898 http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au

Queensland:

• Useful Link: http://www.qls.com.au/Knowledge_centre/Areas_of_law/Succession_law
• Useful Link: http://www.courts.qld.gov.au/courts/supreme-court/wills-and-estates-probate
• The Act: Succession Act 1981 https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/S/SuccessionA81.pdf

Northern Territory:

• Useful Link: nt.gov.au/law/bdm/make-a-will
• Useful Link: Being an Executor – Wills and Probate
• Useful Link: http://www.nt.gov.au/law/bdm/about-public-trustee

Australian Capital Territory:

• Useful Link: http://www.publictrustee.act.gov.au/wills/
• Useful Link: OLDER PERSONS ACT LEGAL SERVICE (OPALS)
• Useful Link: http://www.courts.act.gov.au/supreme/services/probate_administration_and_foreign_grants
• The Act: Wills Act 1968 http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/consol_act/wa196891/
• The Act: Family Provisions Act 1969 http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/1969-15/default.asp

Disposal of a Body – Legal Procedures

• QLD: http://www.qlrc.qld.gov.au/wpapers/wp58.pdf or http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/ca2003128/
• NSW: http://australianmuseum.net.au/Body-disposal-legal-procedures/ or http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/environment/dotd/Documents/disposal-of-bodies-ph-reg-2012.pdf or http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/maintop/view/inforce/subordleg+643+2002+cd+0+N
• VIC: VIC – Health, Aged Care & Wills or http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_reg/cacr2005331/
• TAS: http://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/local_government/legislation/burial_and_cremation_legislation
• WA: http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/OurOrganisation/Legislation.aspx
• SA: http://www.lawhandbook.sa.gov.au/ch36s01s04s01.php or http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/R/Cremation%20Regulations%202001.aspx
• ACT: http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2003-11/
• NT: none
• Other Industry Guidance: Investigation into the Australian Funeral Industry

Australian Coffins & Caskets Legislation

The table below outlines the relevant State and Territory legislations and regulations for the use of coffins and caskets in Australia.

Preparing a Will

• Australian Government: Wills and Powers of Attorney
• Australian Government: http://australia.gov.au/content/powers-of-attorney
• Australian Government: http://australia.gov.au/content/wills
• ACT Public Trustee Site: http://www.publictrustee.act.gov.au/wills/
• Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania: http://www.legalaid.tas.gov.au/factsheets/wills.html
• ASIC MoneySmart: https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/life-events-and-you/over-55s/wills-and-power-of-attorney
• NSW Planning Ahead website: http://www.planningaheadtools.com.au/
• Legal123: http://legal123.com.au/how-to-guide/how-to-write-a-will/
• Choice Magazine Will Kits Evaluated: Legal Will

Powers of Attorney

• ASIC: https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/life-events-and-you/over-55s/wills-and-power-of-attorney#attorney
• AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT: http://australia.gov.au/content/powers-of-attorney

WA: http://www.publicadvocate.wa.gov.au/E/enduring_power_of_guardianship.aspx

• or http://www.publicadvocate.wa.gov.au/E/enduring_power_of_attorney.aspx?uid=4607-1285-4846-1893
• or http://www.publictrustee.wa.gov.au/E/enduring_power_of_attorney.aspx?uid=1849-7691-2398-2053
• or http://www.publicadvocate.wa.gov.au/A/advance_health_directives.aspx?uid=6428-3216-6581-9305
• or http://www.publicadvocate.wa.gov.au/C/community_guardianship.aspx?uid=4216-0258-9718-2366
• or http://www.publicadvocate.wa.gov.au/G/guardianship.aspx

QLD: http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/justice-services/guardianship/power-of-attorney

• Or http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/justice-services/guardianship/adult-guardian
• Or http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/justice-services/guardianship/power-of-attorney/enduring-power-of-attorney/making-an-enduring-power-of-attorney
• Or http://www.publicguardian.qld.gov.au/
• Or https://www.qld.gov.au/law/legal-mediation-and-justice-of-the-peace/power-of-attorney-and-making-decisions-for-others/power-of-attorney
• Or https://www.qld.gov.au/law/legal-mediation-and-justice-of-the-peace/power-of-attorney-and-making-decisions-for-others/making-decisions-for-others

VIC: http://www.publicadvocate.vic.gov.au/powers-of-attorney/

• or https://www.statetrustees.com.au/our-services/attorney-services
• or http://www.publicadvocate.vic.gov.au/administration-&-guardianship/167/

SA: Advance Care Directives

• or http://www.advancecaredirectives.sa.gov.au/
• or http://publictrustee.sa.gov.au/wills-services/advance-care-directive/
• or http://www.opa.sa.gov.au/planning_ahead/enduring_power_of_attorney
• or http://www.guardianshipboard.sa.gov.au/about_us/guardianship_and_administration

NSW: http://www.planningaheadtools.com.au/make-a-power-of-attorney/for-individuals-families-and-carers/

• or http://www.tag.nsw.gov.au/powers-of-attorney-landing.html
• or http://www.advancecaredirectives.org.au/
• or http://www.tag.nsw.gov.au/enduring-guardianship.html
• or http://www.publicguardian.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/publicguardian/pg_index.html
• or http://www.ncat.nsw.gov.au/ncat/guardianship.html

TAS: http://publictrustee.tas.gov.au/power-of-attorney/

• or http://www.publicguardian.tas.gov.au/enduring_powers_of_attorney
• or: http://www.publicguardian.tas.gov.au/enduring_guardianship
• or: http://www.publicguardian.tas.gov.au/private_guardian

ACT: http://www.publicadvocate.act.gov.au/enduring_power_of_attorney

• or http://www.publictrustee.act.gov.au/powers-of-attorney
• or http://www.publicadvocate.act.gov.au/guardianship

NT: http://www.nt.gov.au/justice/bdm/land_title_office/power.shtml

• or http://health.nt.gov.au/Aged_and_Disability/Adult_Guardianship/index.aspx
• or http://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/social-services/office-public-guardian

Public Trustee Web Sites

• QLD: https://www.pt.qld.gov.au/ or Contacts: https://www.pt.qld.gov.au/contact/
• NSW: http://www.tag.nsw.gov.au/ or Contacts: http://www.tag.nsw.gov.au/enquiries-virtual.html
• VIC: https://www.statetrustees.com.au/ or Contacts: https://www.statetrustees.com.au/contact-us
• TAS: http://publictrustee.tas.gov.au/ or Contacts: http://publictrustee.tas.gov.au/contact/
• WA: http://www.publictrustee.wa.gov.au/ or Contacts: http://www.publictrustee.wa.gov.au/
• SA: http://www.publictrustee.sa.gov.au/ or Contacts: http://publictrustee.sa.gov.au/contact-us/
• ACT: http://www.publictrustee.act.gov.au/ or Contacts: http://www.publictrustee.act.gov.au/contact
• NT: http://www.nt.gov.au/justice/pubtrust/

Estate Planning

• ASIC: https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/life-events-and-you/over-55s/wills-and-power-of-attorney
• ASIC: https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/investing/financial-advice/choosing-a-financial-adviser
• IFAAA: http://www.ifaaa.com.au/
• Cleardocs: http://www.cleardocs.com/extra-family-trust.html
• SmartInvestor: http://www.afrsmartinvestor.com.au/p/new-investor/help_benefits_transfer_family_trusts_8eNAGOy7fP4VXQfrx7bDcI
• QLD: https://www.qld.gov.au/seniors/legal-finance-concessions/wills-estate-planning/
  • Or: http://www.pt.qld.gov.au/trusts/faq.html

Offices of Fair Trading

• Australian Government: http://www.business.gov.au/business-topics/selling-products-and-services/fair-trading/Pages/fair-trading-laws.aspx
• NSW: http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/ftw/About_us/Online_services/Lodge_a_complaint.page?DCSext.ref=Homepagecomplaintclick
• QLD: http://www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au/marketplace/make-a-complaint
• VIC: https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/contact-us/resolve-your-problem-or-complaint
• ACT: ACT Office of Fair Trading – Consumers
• NT: http://www.consumeraffairs.nt.gov.au/ForConsumers/Complaint%20Form/Pages/default.aspx
• SA: SA Government Making a Complaint
• WA: http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/complaints
• TAS: http://www.consumer.tas.gov.au/fair_trading/dealing_with_a_complaint

Legal Aid Web Sites

• QLD: http://www.legalaid.qld.gov.au/Pages/Home.aspx or https://www.qld.gov.au/law/legal-mediation-and-justice-of-the-peace/legal-advice/
• NSW: http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/ or Legal Answers Getting Help
• VIC: http://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/ or http://www.fclc.org.au/
• TAS: http://www.legalaid.tas.gov.au/ or Tasmanian Law Handbook – Legal Assistance
• WA: WA Law Society
• SA: http://www.lsc.sa.gov.au/cb_pages/legal_advice.php or http://www.saccls.org.au/
• ACT: http://www.legalaidact.org.au/ or http://www.assistance.act.gov.au/adult/legal_advice/legal_aid_act
• NT: http://www.ntlac.nt.gov.au/ or http://www.dcls.org.au/
• National Legal Aid: http://www.nationallegalaid.org/ or https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/managing-your-money/managing-debts/free-legal-advice

Grief Counselling – Support Groups

Centre for Grief Education
McCulloch House, Monash Medical Centre
246 Clayton Road Clayton 3168
Tel (03) 9545 6377 or 1800 642 066
(This website has an extensive list of support groups)

www.grief.org.au or http://www.grief.org.au/resources/internet_links

NALAG- National Association for Loss and Grief

Referral information on accredited loss and grief practitioners, seminars and support groups
Tel (03) 9351 0358
http://www.nalag.org.au or National Association for Loss and Grief

The Compassionate Friends
Bereaved Parent Support and Information Centre
Tel (03) 9888 4944 or 1800 641 091
267 Canterbury Road Canterbury 3126
www.compassionatefriendsvictoria.org.au or http://www.compassionatefriendsvictoria.org.au/find-support/related-organisations/tcf-interstate

Solace Association Inc.
Grief Support for those grieving over the death of their partner
Tel (03) 9384 1722
http://www.solace.org.au

SANDS
Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Support
Suite 208, 901 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill 3128
Tel (03) 9899 0218
http://www.sands.org.au/?gclid=CKPnvNCirMQCFY8kvQodkHAA6Q

SIDS and Kids
Professional counselling and support for families following the sudden, unexpected death of any child 6 years and under due to any cause
1227 Malvern Rd Malvern 3144
Tel (03) 9822 9611or 1300 308 307 24 hour crisis line
http://www.sidsandkids.org

Seniors Organisations Web Sites

• My Aged Care: www.myagedcare.gov.au
• Your Life Choices: www.yourlifechoices.com.au
• The Aged and Community Services Association (ACS) of NSW/ACT: Aged and Community Services
• Aged Care Guide: www.agedcareguide.com.au
• My Life Change: www.mylifechange.com.au
• National Seniors Australia Ltd: www.nationalseniors.com.au
• Australian Ageing Agenda: www.australianageingagenda.com.au
• Association of Independent Retirees: www.independentretirees.com
• Seniors Information Service: www.seniors.asn.au
• Advocacy Australia: https://adaaustralia.com.au/
• Elder Abuse Prevention Unit: https://www.eapu.com.au/
• Seniors Legal and Support Service: https://www.qld.gov.au/seniors/legal-finance-concessions/legal-services
• Council on the Ageing (COTA): Council of the Aging

Retirement Villages Resident Associations

• The Retirement Village Residents Association NSW & ACT (RVRA) www.rvra.org.au
• Association of Residents of QLD Retirement Villages (ARQRV) Retirement Villages
• South Australian Retirement Village Residents Association SARVRA www.sarvra.com
• Residents of Retirement Villages Victoria (RRVV) www.rrvv.org.au
• Western Australia Retirement Complexes Residents’ Association (WARVRA)
  www.warvra.org

Aged Care Web Sites

Australian Government:

• http://www.myagedcare.gov.au/aged-care-homes
• and Understanding Costs
• and Agedcare Health
• and http://www.myagedcare.gov.au/eligibility-and-assessment/acat-assessments
• New Legislation – Aged Care Reform: Agedcare Reforms
• Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Bill 2013 : http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2013B00043 and http://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/ageing-and-aged-care/aged-care-reform
• Agedcare Support Services
• Aged Care Act
• Australian Aged Care Quality Agency: http://www.aacqa.gov.au/ and http://agedcare.palliativecare.org.au/Portals/35/Guidelines/The%20Guidelines%202006.pdf
• Aged Care Pricing Commission (ACPC): http://www.acpc.gov.au/approval-of-accommodation-payments/
• ASIC: https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/life-events-and-you/over-55s/your-home
• and https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/life-events-and-you/over-55s/aged-care
• NSW: http://www.tars.com.au/
• DPS Guide: https://www.agedcareguide.com.au/information/home-care
• End of Life Law in Australia (Advance Health Directives)
• ELDAC – End of Life Directions for Aged Care (Tool Kits)
• Nursing Home Abuse Guide
• Nursing Home Abuse
• Nursing Home Abuse Support
• Nursing Home Abuse Center

Other useful Commonwealth Health links:

• Aged Care Financing Authority
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Ageing and Aged Care Strategy
• Palliative Care