83Restriction on access to reports and records

83 Restriction on access to reports and records (1) Except as provided in this Act— S. 83(1)(a) amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1) (a) records of or in the possession or under the control of the Secretary or an agency relating to an adoption negotiated or arranged by the Secretary or an agency or any part of such records; and (b) a report to a Court under section 15 or any corresponding previous enactment and the records of a Court of or relating to proceedings (other than an order or decision of a Court) under this Act or any corresponding previous enactment— shall not be made available to, or be open for inspection by, any person. (2) Where, by reason of subsection (1), a report to a Court is not to be made available or open for inspection, a copy of the report or of any part of it shall not be made available or be open for inspection notwithstanding that such a copy or part may be contained in records from which information may be available under this Part. S. 83(3) amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1) (3) Nothing in this section prevents the Secretary or an approved agency making available to a person who has made application to adopt a child any information referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of section 84(2) that relates to the application by that person. S. 83A inserted by No. 14/2025 s. 3.