76Register of Adoptions not open for search

76 Register of Adoptions not open for search S. 76(1) amended by No. 14/2025 s. 6. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) or section 79C, the Register of Adoptions shall not be open for inspection or search and a person shall not be furnished with an extract from, or copy of, a memorandum or order or copy of an order kept in that register. S. 76(1A) inserted by No. 20/2022 s. 49(1). (1A) Subsection (1) does not apply to an application for, or issue of, an integrated birth certificate under the **Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996**. S. 76(2) amended by Nos 69/1989 s. 11(1)(e), 43/1996 s. 65(Sch. item 1.3), 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), 20/2022 s. 49(2). (2) Upon application by the Secretary, the Registrar shall issue an extract from, or certified copy of, an entry in the Register of Adoptions relating to a person adopted under an adoption order made in Victoria. S. 76(3) amended by Nos 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), 20/2022 s. 49(3). (3) The Secretary shall not make an application under subsection (2) except in respect of an adopted person from whom or in respect of whom the Secretary has received an application for information under Part VI.