Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
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(2) The Registrar shall not, except in accordance with this Act or an order of the Supreme Court, open for inspection, or issue an extract from, or copy of, an entry relating to an adopted person in the register.
(3) The Registrar shall, on an application in writing by a natural parent of an adopted person, issue to the natural parent an extract from, or copy of, an entry in the register relating to the adopted person.
(4) Where an order has been made for the adoption of a person whose birth has been registered in Tasmania, the adopted person may apply to the Registrar for the issue of an extract from, or a certified copy of, the entry in the register relating to the adopted person.
(5) An application under subsection (4) by an adopted person may be made whether before or after he has attained the age of 18 years and whether the order for his adoption was made before or after the commencement of this section but, except in a case where the adoption order has been made after the commencement of this section in favour of –
the application shall be accompanied by a certificate given to the adopted person under section 80.(a) a spouse of a natural parent of the adopted person; or
(b) another person who, or whose spouse, is a relative of the adopted person, or 2 persons who are relatives of the adopted person –
(6) On an application made in accordance with this section, the Registrar shall issue in accordance with the application an extract from, or certified copy of, the entry in the register relating to the adopted person to whom the application relates.
(7) An extract from, or certified copy of, an entry in the register issued under subsection (6) is subject to the same terms, conditions, and regulations as to payment of fees and otherwise as are applicable under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999.
(8) Where, pursuant to this section, the Registrar issues an extract from, or certified copy of, an entry in the register to an adopted person, the extract or certified copy shall contain a statement specifying the surname taken by the adopted person on the making of the order for his adoption.