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Adoption Act 1993
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60 Confidentiality of records
(1) Except as provided in this part—
(a) records in the possession or under the control of the
director-general or a private adoption agency relating to an
adoption; or
(b) the records of the court (other than an order or decision of the
court) relating to proceedings on an application for an adoption
order; or
(c) an entry in the register of births relating to the birth of an adopted
person, or a copy of, or extract from, such an entry;
must not be made available to, or be open to inspection by, any
(2) Subsection (1) does not operate to prevent a person whose duties
require it, from obtaining access to information if it is necessary to do
so for the administration of this Act.