(1)  Before a consent is given for the purposes of this Division by a person who is not a guardian as mentioned in section 29 (6) –

(a) the person shall receive counselling from a person approved for the purpose by the Secretary or the principal officer of an approved agency; and

(b) not less than 24 hours before the consent is given, the person by whom that counselling was given shall give the person information in writing in the prescribed form about the effect of an adoption order, the alternatives to adoption, and the provisions of this Act relating to revocation of consent; and

(c) notice in writing shall be given to the person that the person may, at any time before an adoption order is made, apply subject to, and in accordance with, the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999 for a certified copy of, or extract from, an entry in the register relating to the child.

(2)  The Secretary or the principal officer of an approved agency shall, as soon as practicable after receiving a consent given for the purposes of this Division, give a copy of that consent to the person who signed it.

(3)  A certificate signed by the Secretary or the principal officer of an approved agency to the effect that the requirements referred to in subsection (1) have been complied with is evidence of that fact.

(4)  Where a consent is given in a place outside Tasmania, the requirements referred to in subsections (1) and (2) do not apply.