Burial and Cremation Act 2022

(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:

(a) the executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased person;

(b) the person who provided the burial notification for 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 organisation, provide the person or organisation with a copy 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 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).