Adoption Act 1993

The director‑general must establish and maintain an adoption information register.

The register must contain—

the names and addresses of—

adopted persons; and

birth parents of adopted persons; and

birth relatives of adopted persons; and

adoptive parents;

who have, in writing, requested the director‑general to enter their names and addresses in the register; and

in relation to each person so registered, notations recording the wishes of any such person about to—

obtaining identifying information about, or contacting or providing information to; or

whether or not to release the name, address or any information about the person to;

another person whose name is, or may in the future be, entered in the adoption information register.

The director‑general must, on the written request of a person whose name is entered in the adoption information register, amend or cancel the entry relating to that person.