Best Practice in Funeral Industry Regulation
(2005) Best Practice in Funeral Industry Regulation.
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Abstract
This report has been prepared at the request of the Queensland Funeral Industry Regulation Working Party. The working party was established at the request of the Honourable Rod Welford,Attorney General and Minister for Justice, and aims to: · summarise the issues and problems facing the funeral industry; · identify possible solutions to these problems, through a comparative analysis of the way in which five other jurisdictions have addressed these issues; and · develop a framework for furthering public policy relating to the funeral industry. The purpose of this report is to formally make a number of recommendations to government about issues of concern to the industry. The report is intended to provide the basis for further consultations with various government departments about the best way to address the concerns and recommendations raised herein. 15 Recommendations were made on areas related to the registration of businesses, Code of Conduct, Public Health and Workplace Health and Safety issues, establishment of a Funeral Industry Board, training for industry participants, and issues related to the Privacy Act.
| Item Type: | Other |
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| Status: | Unpublished |
| Keywords: | funeral regulation; public policy; funeral directors; funeral industry; morgues; cadaever; notifiable disease; |
| Subjects: | 360000 Policy and Political Science > 360200 Policy and Administration > 360201 Public Policy 350000 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 350200 Business and Management > 350299 Business and Management not elsewhere classified |
| ID Code: | 1829 |
| Deposited By: | Furneaux, Craig |
| Deposited On: | 08 July 2005 |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2005 (please consult author) |
| Additional Information: | This report was commissioned by the Attorney General of Queensland and was undertaken in consultation with the four Funeral Industry Associations in Queensland. |