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Adoption Act 1994
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Part 4 — Adoptions information
Division 1 — Adoption information services
79. CEO’s duties as to adoption information services 74
80. Death of party to adoption etc., CEO to notify certain persons 76
Division 2 — Access to adoptions information
81. Terms used and application of Division 2 77
82. Access to certain information, application for and grant by CEO of 78
83. Court may prevent CEO granting access under s. 82(2) etc. 78
84. Court records of adoption proceedings, who has right of access to 79
85. Registration of adoptee’s birth, who has right of access to 80
86. Portion of registration of birth not referring to adoption, Registrar may issue copy of 81
88. Non‑identifying information held by adoption agency, who has right of access to 82
89. Death of party to adoption, who has right of access to information in case of 82
90. If adoptee cannot be found, who has right of access to information in case of 84
Division 3 — Exchange and preservation of adoptions information
91. Court to give CEO information 85
92. Registrar to give CEO information 85
93. Persons conducting etc. adoption services, CEO may direct to give CEO information 86
94. Records of adoptions etc., preservation of 86
Division 4 — Contact vetoes
99. Register of contact vetoes, CEO to maintain 88
100. Duration of contact vetoes 88
102. Confirming, cancelling and varying veto 89
103. Undertaking not to contact person who has lodged contact veto required before access to information granted 89
Division 5 — Private contact and mediation licensees
105. Contact and mediation agencies to be licensed 90
106. Licence to conduct contact and mediation services, grant of 90
107. Regulations as to contact and mediation agencies 91
108. Contact and mediation agencies bound by contact veto 91
Division 6 — Updating non‑identifying information
109. CEO, on request, to attempt to obtain current information 92