Relationships Act 2003

The Registrar may, on any conditions the Registrar considers appropriate – allow access to the Register to a person or organisation that has an adequate reason for wanting access to the Register; or provide information extracted from the Register to a person or organisation that has an adequate reason for wanting information from the Register.

In deciding whether an applicant has an adequate reason for wanting access to the Register, or information from the Register, the Registrar must have regard to – the nature of the applicant's interest; and the sensitivity of the information; and the use to be made of the information; and other relevant factors.

In deciding the conditions on which access to the Register, or information from the Register, is to be allowed or provided under this section, the Registrar must, as far as practicable, protect the persons to whom the entries in the Register relate from unjustified intrusion on their privacy.