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Adoption Act 2009
sec.269Contact statements
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### sec.269 Contact statements
An adopted person who is at least 17 years and 6 months old, or a birth parent of an adopted person, may give the chief executive a signed document in the approved form (a contact statement ) stating the person’s wish about being contacted by another stated person who may ask for information about the person under division 3 .
A contact statement may state that—
the person does not wish to be contacted by another stated person; or
the person wishes any contact with another stated person to happen only in a stated way.
Contact is to happen only by telephone.
In-person contact is to happen only at a neutral place in the presence of a mediator.
A contact statement may also state the person’s wishes about being contacted by the chief executive in relation to giving consent to the disclosure of information about the person under division 2 or 3 .
(sec.269-ssec.1) An adopted person who is at least 17 years and 6 months old, or a birth parent of an adopted person, may give the chief executive a signed document in the approved form (a contact statement ) stating the person’s wish about being contacted by another stated person who may ask for information about the person under division 3 .
(sec.269-ssec.2) A contact statement may state that— the person does not wish to be contacted by another stated person; or the person wishes any contact with another stated person to happen only in a stated way. Contact is to happen only by telephone. In-person contact is to happen only at a neutral place in the presence of a mediator.
(sec.269-ssec.3) A contact statement may also state the person’s wishes about being contacted by the chief executive in relation to giving consent to the disclosure of information about the person under division 2 or 3 .
- (a) the person does not wish to be contacted by another stated person; or
- (b) the person wishes any contact with another stated person to happen only in a stated way. Examples— • Contact is to happen only by telephone. • In-person contact is to happen only at a neutral place in the presence of a mediator.
- • Contact is to happen only by telephone.
- • In-person contact is to happen only at a neutral place in the presence of a mediator.
- • Contact is to happen only by telephone.
- • In-person contact is to happen only at a neutral place in the presence of a mediator.