AN120221 – Funeral Industries (State) Award 2005
(i) An employee required to do any work in connection with an exhumation shall receive an allowance as set out in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this subclause for each body exhumed in addition to his/her ordinary wage.
(a) Where a body has been buried for 14 days or less as set out in Item 13 of Table 2.
(b) Where a body has been buried for more than 14 days but less than 7 years and has been arterially embalmed and sealed in a metal, polythene or other approved plastic container - as set out in Item 14 of Table 2.
(c) Where a body has been buried for more than 14 days but less than 7 years and has not been arterially embalmed and sealed in a metal, polythene or other approved plastic container - as set out in Item 15 of Table 2.
(d) Where a body has been buried in excess of 7 years - as set out in Item 16 of Table 2.
(ii) The provisions of this clause shall not operate so as to be cumulative in respect of one or more of the provisions of subclauses (i) to (vi), inclusive, of this clause.
