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Who to contact&#8230; what can the RFPA do&#8230; how can they get a service history&#8230; can they have an honour guard&#8230; who is responsible for advising the various bodies and, what assistance is available? <br> <br>These Grief &amp; Bereavement Protocols have been prepared by the Northern Beaches RFPA Branch, Grief and Bereavement Officer, to assist branches in what to do when a member passes away. It outlines the role of the RFPA and the role of the Deceased Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Branch-RFPA-Grief-and-Bereavement-Protocols.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Branch RFPA Grief and Bereavement Protocols.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-1ae7c80b-b6f7-4630-a48a-75f530996f74\" href=\"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Branch-RFPA-Grief-and-Bereavement-Protocols.pdf\">Branch RFPA Grief and Bereavement Protocols<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Branch-RFPA-Grief-and-Bereavement-Protocols.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-1ae7c80b-b6f7-4630-a48a-75f530996f74\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Often when an RFPA member passes away, there is confusion for Branch members and the family of the deceased member, as to what to do next. Who to contact&#8230; what can the RFPA do&#8230; how can they get a service history&#8230; can they have an honour guard&#8230; who is responsible for advising the various bodies&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/?page_id=4549\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4549","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>RFPA Branch Grief &amp; Bereavement Protocols - Retired &amp; Former Police Association of NSW Inc.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/?page_id=4549\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"RFPA Branch Grief &amp; Bereavement Protocols - Retired &amp; Former Police Association of NSW Inc.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Often when an RFPA member passes away, there is confusion for Branch members and the family of the deceased member, as to what to do next. 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