100Entitlement of adoptive parent—information prescribed under section 135

#### 100 Entitlement of adoptive parent—information prescribed under section 135 100 Entitlement of adoptive parent—information prescribed under section 135 > Note. > > This clause does not cover all information that an adoptive parent may be able to receive, or be supplied with, under the Act. See Divisions 4–6 of this Part. > > > (1) An adoptive parent of an adopted person who is less than 18 years old is entitled to receive— > > > > > (a) any relevant information held by an information source about the physical and intellectual attributes, educational and vocational qualifications, social and cultural background, health and welfare, family and other relationships, religious beliefs, hobbies and interests of a birth parent, sibling, grandparent, aunt or uncle of the adopted person that will give the adoptive parent knowledge of the adopted person’s origins, and > > > > > (b) any of the following information held by an information source— > > > > > > > (i) date of placement for adoption, > > > > > > > (ii) date of adoption order, > > > > > > > (iii) reason the person was placed for adoption (as stated by the birth parent or recorded by the information source before the adoption order was made), > > > > > > > (iv) any message given to the information source by a birth parent for the adopted person or for the adoptive parent if clause 112 is complied with. > > > (2) Despite subclause (1), an adoptive parent is not entitled to receive information consisting of the family name of a birth parent, sibling, grandparent, aunt or uncle unless that information is information that must or may be included in the Register kept under the [Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1995-062) that the adoptive parent is otherwise entitled to receive under the [Adoption Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2000-075) or an access policy.