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Adoption Act 1993
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73 Declaration that contact not be attempted
(a) a person stated in, or included in a class of people stated in, an
objection to contact or contact veto requests information under
section 67 (1); and
(b) an objection to contact or contact veto has been made under
section 70 or section 71; and
(c) the objection to contact or contact veto has not been revoked.
Note An objection to contact under s 70 and a contact veto under s 71 may only
be made in relation to an adoption order made before the commencement
of the Adoption Amendment Act 2009 (No 2).
(2) The director-general must not divulge the information unless the
person requesting the information—
(a) has attended a counselling service under section 72; and
(b) signs a declaration that he or she will not—
(i) contact or attempt to contact the person who lodged the
objection; or
(ii) arrange or attempt to arrange contact with that person; or
(iii) procure another person to contact, attempt to contact, or
attempt to arrange contact with, that person.