Collapsed funeral fund misrepresented itself as Aboriginal owned or managed, court finds

Youpla Group schemes, formerly known as Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund, left thousands families unable to pay for funerals

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A collapsed funeral fund misrepresented itself as Aboriginal owned or managed when that was not the case, according to a full court decision handed down on Thursday.

The Youpla Group schemes, formerly known as the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund (ACBF), failed in 2022, leaving thousands of mainly low-income families unable to pay for funerals.

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