Guyetts funeral director Brian Guyett said all services would be private and live-streamed through its Eastern Park Chapel's Facebook page.

"We are advertising our live-stream service through funeral notices and offering the service to families," he said.

"We have sanitisation stations out the front of the parlour, in all services and in our office and are encouraging people not to kiss, touch and shake hands."

The Federal Government enacted regulations to limit event sizes to 100 people indoors and 500 people outdoors on Wednesday due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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"We are sitting down with families and tailoring services to suit the needs and merits of the family," Mr Guyett said.

"We can no longer offer memorial books because people cannot be touching the same surface but outside graveside services are available.

"We aren't rushing and using commonsense."

Guyetts has hosted funerals with up to 500 people in the past and can seat 180 people in its chapel.

The Raglan Parade business has also been contacted by a couple about using its live-streaming chapel for their wedding.

National Funeral Directors' Association of Australia secretary Greg Nethercott said the "unprecedented times" were new territory for the industry.

"Despite being in a nation emergency, there are varying regulations between states ad some funeral homes are setting their own guidelines based on their chapel sizes," he said.

"Our advice is for funeral homes to comply with state requirements as we don't want to see what's happening in other countries, like in some parts of Italy where they're having two funerals an hour, happen here.

"The biggest single issue is complying with health and safety guidelines. We can't risk safety issues when entering aged-care facilities so funeral directors are wearing gloves and masks but what happens if these materials aren't available?

"But people in death care are doing everything they can to work together with families."

Funeral homes are working closely with families to deliver adequate funerals for loved ones in this unsettling time.

Video packages are available for families to record the service and distribute to people unable to be in attendance.

Other options include holding private invite-only services, small services now with memorial services at a later date.

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