77Family information service

77 Family information service (1) The Minister must establish and maintain within the relevant administrative unit a service to be known as the family information service. (2) The director-general is responsible for the administration of the service. (3) The function of the service is to— (a) advise people about the provisions of this part; and (b) make arrangements for the provision of counselling in relation to applications under this part; and (c) supervise the taking of and keep declarations made under section 73; and (d) receive applications for information under this part; and

(e) subject to and in accordance with this part, facilitate the provision of information to a person whose name is entered in the adoption information register maintained under section 78.