27Waiver of fees

27 Waiver of fees (1) The responsible entity for a cemetery may grant a waiver, wholly or partly, of a fee charged by the responsible entity. (2) The granting of the waiver must be in accordance with: (a) any guidelines made by the CEO under section 194; and (b) any policy established by the responsible entity for the waiver of fees. (3) Subject to subsection (4), the responsible entity for a cemetery may establish a policy for the waiver of fees charged by the responsible entity. (4) The responsible entity for a community cemetery or a local cemetery must establish a policy for the waiver of burial fees charged by the responsible entity. (5) A policy established by the responsible entity for a cemetery under subsection (3) or (4) must provide for the following: (a) circumstances in which a fee may be waived, including alleviating financial hardship;

Burial and Cremation Act 2022 19 (b) the process for applying for a waiver, including establishing financial hardship; (c) the process for granting a waiver. (6) A policy established by the responsible entity for a cemetery under subsection (3) or (4) must not be inconsistent with any guidelines made by the CEO under section 194. (7) The responsible entity for a cemetery must: (a) publish the policy mentioned in subsection (3) or (4) on the responsible entity's website; and (b) provide, or make available, a copy of the policy for waiving burial fees mentioned in subsection (4) to each person applying for a burial approval.