Death of party to adoption, who has right of access to information in case of
89 Death of party to adoption, who has right of access to information in case of
If a party to an adoption is deceased, any —
grandparent of the party; or
descendant of the party; or
sibling of the party,
who is 18 or more years of age has the right to have access to the registration of the adoptee’s birth.
Subsection (1) is subject to —
section 82(2); and
production to the Registrar, of the authority under section 82(2) to allow access to the information; and
the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998 in relation to the manner of application for access to information held by the Registrar.
The production to the Registrar of the authority referred to in subsection (2)(b) is to be treated as an adequate reason, for the purposes of section 54 or 55 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998, for the Registrar —
to allow a person access to the Register; or
to provide a person with information extracted from the Register; or
to search for information in the Register,
within the meaning of that Act.
If a party to an adoption is deceased, any —
grandparent of the party; or
descendant of the party; or
sibling of the party,
who is 18 or more years of age has the right to have access to the record of proceedings in a court in relation to an adoption or a proposed adoption.
Subsection (4) is subject to —
section 82(2); and
the production to the registrar of the court or other similar officer, of the authority under section 82(2) to allow access to the information; and
the requirements of the relevant court under any law or rule of practice relating to inspection of and release of information generally from its record of proceedings; and
any court order in relation to exclusion of persons from the hearing of the proceedings.
[Section 89 inserted: No. 8 of 2003 s. 48.]
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