14Records relating to Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders

#### 14 Records relating to Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders 14 Records relating to Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders > > (1) All records made within the Department relating to the placement in statutory or supported out-of-home care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young persons are to be kept permanently. > > > (2) If an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child or young person has been placed in statutory or supported out-of-home care— > > > > > (a) the child or young person, and > > > > > (b) a birth or adoptive parent of the child or young person, and > > > > > (c) a person authorised in writing by the child, young person or parent, > > > > is entitled to have access, in accordance with the regulations, to all records kept by the Department that relate to the placement. > > > (3) (Repealed) > > > (4) Subsection (2) does not confer a right or entitlement to information that is subject to Chapter 8 of the [Adoption Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2000-075). > > > (5) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the keeping of and access to records to which this section applies. > > **s 14:** Am 2000 No 76, Sch 2 \[5\] \[6\]; 2002 No 53, Sch 1.1 \[2\]; 2002 No 112, Sch 1.3 \[1\]; 2009 No 13, Sch 1.3 \[2\]; 2009 No 54, Sch 2.8 \[1\]; 2012 No 42, Sch 2.6.