2541. Hon Alison Xamon to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Local Government:
I refer to question without notice 1069 about the operations of the funeral industry in Western Australia, and I ask:
(a) have any complaints against operators in the funeral industry been made to the department or relevant authority;
(b) if yes to (a):
(i) how many complaints were received for each of the following years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019;
(ii) what were the nature of the complaints; and
(iii) how many complaints were registered for each complaint type;
(c) how many unannounced inspections of funeral homes and back of house facilities were undertaken in the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019;
(d) did these unannounced inspections uncover any breaches;
(e) if yes to (d), please specify:
(i) the nature of the breaches; and
(ii) the number of breaches registered for each breach type;
(f) have any penalties been issued for the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019;
(g) if yes to (f), will the Minister please list each penalty by year including, but not limited to, quantity of fine and/or impact on funeral directors licence; and
(h) how many funeral directors were found to be in breach of their licence and/or the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board Code of Conduct for the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019?
Hon Sue Ellery replied:
(a) Yes (b)
| (i) |
Funeral Directors |
Monumental Masons |
|
2015 |
9 | |
|
2016 |
8 | 1 |
|
2017 |
4 | |
|
2018 |
1 | 1 |
|
2019 |
6 | 1 |
(ii)–(iii)
|
Breach of Code of Conduct |
24 |
|
Public Health Issues |
1 |
|
Business Practices |
6 |
(c) None.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) (i)–(ii) Not applicable.
(f) No.
(g) Not applicable.
(h) There have been no formal breach notices issued over this period.