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In forceHow contact veto is lodged
Chapter 8Adoption information
Part 4Contact vetoes
156 How contact veto is lodged
(1)
A person entitled to lodge a contact veto may do so by notifying the Secretary in writing that he or she objects to contact being made with him or her by a person or any class of persons referred to in the notification.
(2)
The notification is to be in a form approved by the Secretary.
(3)
A contact veto is not duly lodged unless the person provides the Secretary with proof (to the satisfaction of the Secretary) of his or her identity.
(4)
A person lodging a contact veto may also leave a message for a person concerned in or affected by an adoption with the Secretary.
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