Ebs Terms And Conditions 2007

Terms and Conditions: 1. Any Non-financial member will NOT be entitled for free services. 2. All applicants need three months’ waiting period before they can claim for free burial services except: A- Where a current Australian resident becomes a financial member and dies suddenly during the waiting period. B- New Australian residents (i.e. less than one year) who became financial members and die suddenly during the waiting period.

3. Fees 1. Membership fee is $100 per person of any age, Fee is subject to review and will be determined by the trustees from time to time.

2. Extra payment pledges are encouraged and will be considered as Sadaka Jariya inshaAllah. (Forms are available upon request)

3. All members of EBS agree that during Funeral and Azza’a time a Fund raising box will be circulated to collect funds of $5 per person. The proceeds will be used for this project ONLY.

4. Any donation or Membership fees (full or partial) are NOT refundable.

5. Administration fee of $300 will be paid by families of the deceased members.

4. Rights and duties of a member: 1. Full financial members are entitled to a free funeral services. 2. Members have full right to complain against the Burial Service Committee of any dissatisfaction of the service in writing.

3. It is the duty of a member to inform the Burial Services Committee of any change of address, and or registration of new family member.

4. It is the duty of members to contact the Burial Services Committee, when a family member passes away. For members who arrange their own Funeral Service, EBS will not pay the burial services Fee.

5. EBS will not pay burial service fee for members who receive Government burial grants.

5. General Rules: 1. The Eritrean Islamic Society (ERIS) is the legal Custodian of this project; therefore all new issues that are not mentioned above will be reported to the Burial Services Committee and then to the ERIS Committee of management for final deliberation.

2. Definitions: 1. Burial Services includes the cost of land, excavation, preparing the dead-body for interment, mortuary costs, transport cost incurred to take the corpse to the cemetery and all reasonable costs that are incurred in relation to the burial in accordance with Muslim rites.

2. Members mean financial members 3. Trustees mean the Committee of Management of the Eritrean Islamic Society of Australia Incorporated.

4. Family means including Husband, Wife and dependents.

6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I/we have read and agreed to the above policy. And acknowledge that these policies can be amended by the EBS Committee which will inform us of any changes. EBS will not share your private information and adhere to the privacy act 1988. I/we consent to being kept informed about the Burial Services by the Committee in a form of mail, publications, electronic and/or SMS. Name of principal applicant ____________________________________________________ Sign________________________________________ Date ____________