156How contact veto is lodged

#### 156 How contact veto is lodged 156 How contact veto is lodged (cf AI Act s 18) > > (1) A person entitled to lodge a contact veto may do so by notifying the Secretary in writing that he or she objects to contact being made with him or her by a person or any class of persons referred to in the notification. > > > (2) The notification is to be in a form approved by the Secretary. > > > (3) A contact veto is not duly lodged unless the person provides the Secretary with proof (to the satisfaction of the Secretary) of his or her identity. > > > (4) A person lodging a contact veto may also leave a message for a person concerned in or affected by an adoption with the Secretary.