Funeral services provider Bare Cremation, has paid a penalty of $13,320 after the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued it with an infringement notice for allegedly making a false and misleading representation about the price of its cremation services.
ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard said the use of ‘from pricing’ appears to be common in the funeral services industry, but the regulator was concerned that it may not be an accurate indication of the final price a consumer will pay.
“Bare Cremation represented that price as the minimum price, even though the ACCC obtained evidence that it was not available to the vast majority of consumers,” she said.
“People using funeral services are in a state of grief and have to make high-cost decisions under time pressure, and it is important, and required by law, that they are provided with accurate pricing information.”
A full copy of the ACCC media release can be found here.
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Peter Erceg
Peter Erceg is the Owner and Founder of eziFunerals. He has had a long history within the funeral industry, and is a published author of ‘What Kind Of Funeral: A self help guide to planning a meaningful funeral’. Prior to eziFunerals, Peter worked in the public sector and health industry for more than 30 years. The views and opinions expressed on posts are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of eziFunerals and members.
