Burial and Cremation Act 2022
79Matters to be considered before providing access to
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79 Matters to be considered before providing access to information from register of burials outside cemetery (1) Before making a decision under section 78(2), the CEO must invite the following people to provide comments in relation to the request for information under section 78: (a) if the deceased person is buried in a burial ground – the representative for the burial ground; (b) if the deceased person is buried in an undeclared area or a suspended cemetery – the interest holder of the undeclared area or suspended cemetery. (2) The invitation under subsection (1) must: (a) be in writing; and (b) specify a reasonable period of time that the comments need to be provided to the CEO. (3) The CEO must take into account any comments received from the representative for a burial ground or the interest holder before making a decision under section 78(2). (4) Despite subsection (1), the CEO does not need to make an invitation under subsection (1) if the CEO reasonably believes that a decision under section 78(2) needs to be made before an invitation under subsection (1) can be made. (5) In deciding whether a person or an organisation has an adequate reason for wanting a copy or summary of information in the register for the entry of a deceased person under section 78(2), the CEO must have regard to the following: