Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) A relevant authority shall not provide a document or information to an applicant under this Part unless the applicant has received counselling from an approved counsellor.
(2) Where a relevant authority receives an application under this Part, the relevant authority shall inform the applicant in writing of the place or places at which counselling services are available and that information cannot be supplied under this Part unless the applicant has attended an interview with an approved counsellor.
(3) This section does not apply if the relevant authority is satisfied that –
(a) the adopted person and all other persons referred to in the original birth certificate relating to the adopted person have previously exchanged information which may identify a natural parent or natural relative of the adopted person; or
(b) the applicant under this part is not resident in Tasmania.