Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ADOPTION ACT 1993 - SECT 77

    (1)     The Minister must establish and maintain within the relevant administrative unit a service to be known as the adoption information service .

    (2)     The chief executive is responsible for the administration of the service.

    (3)     The function of the service is to—

        (a)     advise people about the provisions of this part; and

        (b)     make arrangements for the provision of counselling in relation to applications under this part; and

        (c)     supervise the taking of and keep declarations made under section 73; and

        (d)     receive applications for information under this part; and

        (e)     subject to and in accordance with this part, facilitate the provision of information to a person whose name is entered in the adoption information register maintained under section 78.