168Access to personal information

#### 168 Access to personal information 168 Access to personal information > > (1) On leaving, or after having left, out-of-home care, a person is entitled to have access, free of charge, to personal information relating directly to the person in any records kept by— > > > > > (a) the designated agency that had supervisory responsibility for the person, or > > > > > (b) his or her authorised carer, or > > > > > (c) the Secretary, if the person was under the parental responsibility of the Minister and the Department was not the designated agency that had supervisory responsibility for the person. > > > (1A) In this section, a reference to records kept by a designated agency includes a reference to records formerly kept by the agency and delivered to the Secretary as referred to in section 170(2A). > > > (2) The designated agency is to provide an appropriate person to support and assist the person seeking access to information at the time when access to the information occurs. > > > (3) Information under this section is to be provided orally or in writing, as the person concerned elects. > > > (4) This section extends to any person who was under the parental responsibility of the Minister or the Secretary, however expressed, under the repealed [Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1987-054), the repealed [Child Welfare Act 1939](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1939-17) or any other repealed Act. > > > > Note. > > > > Under the repealed Acts, a person under the parental responsibility of the Minister or the Secretary may have been referred to as a ward of the State, a person under guardianship of the Minister or the Secretary or a person in foster care. > > **s 168:** Am 2006 No 60, Sch 1 \[61\] \[62\]; 2006 No 95, Sch 3 \[10\]; 2010 No 105, Sch 1 \[18\] \[19\]; 2019 No 14, Sch 1.4\[1\].