Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Except as provided in this part—
(a) records in the possession or under the control of the chief executive or a private adoption agency relating to an adoption; or
(b) the records of the court (other than an order or decision of the court) relating to proceedings on an application for an adoption order; or
(c) an entry in the register of births relating to the birth of an adopted child, or a copy of, or extract from, such an entry;
must not be made available to, or be open to inspection by, any person.
(2) Subsection (1) does not operate to prevent a person whose duties require it, from obtaining access to information if it is necessary to do so for the administration of this Act.