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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023
sec.122Arrangement for giving information about persons for particular purposes under Adoption Act 2009
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### sec.122 Arrangement for giving information about persons for particular purposes under Adoption Act 2009
The chief executive (adoptions) may give information to the registrar about the identity of a person if—
the person has given a contact statement to the chief executive (adoptions); or
the public trustee has given a notice about the person to the chief executive (adoptions) under the Adoption Act 2009 , section 217 (3) .
The registrar may give information to the chief executive (adoptions) about whether the person has died and, if the person has died, the date of the death.
The registrar and the chief executive (adoptions) may enter into an arrangement for giving information under this section.
In this section—
chief executive (adoptions) means the chief executive of the department in which the Adoption Act 2009 is administered.
contact statement means a contact statement under the Adoption Act 2009 , section 269 (1) .
(sec.122-ssec.1) The chief executive (adoptions) may give information to the registrar about the identity of a person if— the person has given a contact statement to the chief executive (adoptions); or the public trustee has given a notice about the person to the chief executive (adoptions) under the Adoption Act 2009 , section 217 (3) .
(sec.122-ssec.2) The registrar may give information to the chief executive (adoptions) about whether the person has died and, if the person has died, the date of the death.
(sec.122-ssec.3) The registrar and the chief executive (adoptions) may enter into an arrangement for giving information under this section.
(sec.122-ssec.4) In this section— chief executive (adoptions) means the chief executive of the department in which the Adoption Act 2009 is administered. contact statement means a contact statement under the Adoption Act 2009 , section 269 (1) .
- (a) the person has given a contact statement to the chief executive (adoptions); or
- (b) the public trustee has given a notice about the person to the chief executive (adoptions) under the Adoption Act 2009 , section 217 (3) .