In the latest scandal to rock the funeral industry in Australia, a concerned funeral director has claimed dozens of Australian consumers are being ripped off with fake coffins. Speaking on Channel Nine’s A Current Affair on 7 March 2019, Jeff Boyle detailed misleading coffin sales practices that is reportedly going on by some funeral directors in the Australian […]
One of the many important choices we need to make when arranging a funeral is the selection of pallbearers. A pallbearer is someone who is selected by a close family member of the deceased to help carry the coffin to the place of service or burial site at a funeral. There are typically six to […]
Can a funeral director transfer a deceased person from a public or private hospital, without legal consent? The simple answer is NO! It is the responsibility of hospitals to put in place processes for the safe and correct release of bodies to funeral directors or relatives. Before a body can be released by a […]
If you’re needing the services of a funeral director it’s important you understand your rights and know who you are dealing with before making that first phone call. Not all funeral directors are the same. so it pays to do your homework! Understand Your Funeral Rights When someone dies and we have to plan a […]
In the past few decades, various state and territory governments have conducted inquiries into the funeral industry, with the aim of addressing community concerns relating to: the high cost of funerals a lack of competition the need for increased regulation. The last major inquiry occurred in 2011, when InvoCare Limited (InvoCare) acquired Bledisloe Group Holdings […]
In an article published InDailey (Bension Siebert, Wednesday February 27, 2019), it was reported that Australia’s largest funeral company has said “soft market conditions, namely, a lower number of deaths” impacted its bottom line 2018, but it has told investors the market is “normalising” and more Australians will probably die this year. The article also reported that InvoCare advised […]