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ADOPTION ACT 2009 - SECT 263
Request by adopted person
263 Request by adopted person
(1) The adopted person may ask the chief executive for pre-adoption
information about the person.
(2) The chief executive must comply with the
request by giving the person any of the following held by the chief
executive— (a) the person’s name before the adoption;
(b) a
prescribed document;
(c) in relation to a birth parent of the person— (i)
the birth parent’s name at the time of the adoption;
(ii) the birth
parent’s date of birth;
(iii) if the birth parent’s last known name is
different from the birth parent’s name at the time of the adoption—the
birth parent’s last known name, but only with the birth parent’s written
consent;
(iv) each address of the birth parent, but only with the birth
parent’s written consent;
(d) in relation to any other adopted person who
is an adult and who has at least 1 birth parent who is also a birth parent of
the first adopted person— (i) the person’s date of birth;
(ii) the
person’s name immediately after the person’s adoption;
(iii) if the
person’s last known name is different from the person’s name immediately
after the person’s adoption—the person’s last known name, but only with
the person’s written consent;
(iv) each address of the person, but only
with the person’s written consent.
(3) If a person’s consent is required
under subsection (2) and either of the following applies, an adult relative of
the person may give the consent— (a) the person has died;
(b) the chief
executive can not locate the person after making all reasonable enquiries.
(4) If a person’s consent is required under subsection (2) but the person
does not have capacity to consent, a guardian or adult relative of the person
may give the consent.
(5) A consent under subsection (2) is not required if
the chief executive considers, because of exceptional circumstances, the
consent is not required. Examples of exceptional circumstances— • The
person and all adult relatives of the person have died.
• An adult relative
of the person unreasonably withholds consent.
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