78Access to information in register of burials outside cemetery

78 Access to information in register of burials outside cemetery (1) The CEO must, on request from the following persons, provide the person with a copy or summary of information in the register of burials outside a cemetery for the entry of a deceased person: (b) the person who provided the burial notification for the (c) any next of kin of the deceased person; (d) if the deceased person is buried in a burial ground – the representative for the burial ground or the interest holder or a prospective interest holder of the burial ground; (e) if the deceased person is buried in an undeclared area or a suspended cemetery – the interest holder or a prospective interest holder of the undeclared area or suspended cemetery. (2) Subject to section 79, the CEO may, on request of a person or summary of information in the register of burials outside a cemetery for the entry of a deceased person, if satisfied the person or organisation has an adequate reason for wanting a copy or

Burial and Cremation Act 2022 49 summary of that information. (3) If information is specified as culturally sensitive information in the burial notification, that information must be redacted when providing a copy or summary of information under subsection (2). (4) The CEO may determine and charge a fee for the production of a copy or summary of information in the register under subsection (2).