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Title / Implement post-funeral activities
Level / 4 / Credits / 5
Purpose / This unit standard is for people working in the funeral directing industry.
People credited with this unit standard are, following the burial or cremation of the deceased, able to: complete legal and regulatory requirements; complete obligations to the family; and explain the process for finalising accounts.
Classification / Funeral Services > Funeral Directing
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 Execution of all outcomes in this unit standard must reflect the needs and wishes of the family. The term ‘family’ includes those who may be representative of the deceased.
2 Competence demonstrated in this unit standard must comply with the requirements of the Funeral Services Training Trust of New Zealand’s Industry Code of Ethics available at http://www.fstt.org.nz.
3 References
References may include but are not limited to – Leming, MR & Dickinson, GE, Understanding Death, Dying and Bereavement (78th Edition) (Cengage Learning, 2016); Mead, Hirini Moko, Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values (Revised edition) (Wellington: Huia Publications, 2016); Fulghum, R, From Beginning to End (New York, NY: Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, 1996); Howarth, G & Leaman, O (Eds), The Encyclopedia of Death and Dying (London: Routledge, 2001); Schwass, M (Ed), Last Words: Approaches to Death in New Zealand’s Cultures and Faiths (Wellington: Bridget Williams Books with the Funeral Directors Association of NZ, 2006); Tauroa, H & Tauroa, P, Te Marae: A Guide to Customs and Protocol (North Shore, NZ.: Raupo, 2009).
4 Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Administration Act 1969; Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Act 1995; Burial and Cremation Act 1964; Coroners Act 2006; Coroners (Forms) Regulations 2008; Cremation Regulations 1973; Health Act 1956; Health (Burial) Regulations 1946; Human Tissue Act 2008; Privacy Act 1993; and relevant territorial authority bylaws.
5 Outcomes 1 and 2 of this unit standard must be assessed against on the basis of evidence of demonstrated performance in the workplace.
6 Evidence must be supplied of implementing post-funeral activities for both a burial and cremation.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Complete legal and regulatory requirements following the burial or cremation of the deceased.
Evidence requirements
1.1 The death of the deceased is registered in accordance with the legal requirements stated in the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Act, and territorial authority bylaws.
Outcome 2
Complete obligations to the family following the burial or cremation of the deceased.
Evidence requirements
2.1 The procedures for returning the personal effects of the deceased are actioned in accordance with the family’s wishes.
2.2 Options for memorialisation in accordance with the family’s wishes and regulatory requirements are conveyed to the family.
2.3 Cremated remains are dealt with in accordance with the family’s wishes and legislative requirements.
2.4 A copy of the death certificate is ordered for the family, if requested.
2.5 Sources of counselling and/or support services for families and relatives are identified and explained in terms of their referral processes.
Range support services may include but are not limited to – counsellors, clergy, bereavement support agencies, social services, psychologists, iwi, medical practitioners, hospital and/or voluntary groups.
Outcome 3
Explain the process for finalising accounts following the burial or cremation of the deceased.
Evidence requirements
3.1 Process for completing statutory declarations to close accounts in accordance with the Administration Act, or requirements of other financial institutions is explained.
3.2 The process for completing, checking, and sending the account to the family and/or executor is explained in terms of the funeral contract and organisational procedures.
3.3 Process for giving memorial donations to the nominated organisation(s), where required, in accordance with the family’s wishes is explained in terms of organisational requirements.
Planned review date / 31 December 2020Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for Assessment /Registration / 1 / 8 November 1996 / 31 December 2013
Revision / 2 / 16 May 2000 / 31 December 2013
Review / 3 / 20 September 2002 / 31 December 2013
Review / 4 / 21 September 2007 / 31 December 2013
Review / 5 / 19 April 2012 / 31 December 2018
Review / 6 / 16 March 2017 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0221
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Funeral Service Training Trust of New Zealand if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Funeral Service Training Trust of New ZealandSSB Code 101575 / Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2017