126Case records

#### 126 Case records 126 Case records > > (1) The Secretary and the principal officer are to maintain a case record of— > > > > > (a) each person and that person’s child adopted under arrangements made by the Secretary or the accredited adoption service provider, and > > > > > (b) each person who has requested the Secretary or the accredited adoption service provider to make arrangements for the adoption of a child by the person, and > > > > > (c) each authorised carer the Secretary has invited to submit an application to adopt a child. > > > (2) Despite section 194 (1) of the Act, the records are open to inspection by the following— > > > > > (a) the Court, > > > > > (b) an officer of the accredited adoption service provider or any consultant appointed by the adoption service provider, > > > > > (c) the Secretary or any other person authorised in writing to inspect any such record by the Court or by both the Secretary and the principal officer of the accredited adoption service provider, > > > > > (d) the Children’s Guardian for the purposes only of the exercise of the Children’s Guardian’s functions under the [Children’s Guardian Act 2019](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2019-025) or the [Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2012-051). > > > (3) The case records are not to be destroyed. > > **cl 126:** Am 2022 (779), sec 3(6).