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Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021

Searches and disclosure of information - Public access to information - Restricted information

109: Registrar-General may provide access to restricted information on court order

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"The Registrar-General can share secret information if a court says it's okay."

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The Registrar-General can let you see restricted information if a court orders it. You can see this information for a few reasons, such as if someone is being prosecuted for making a false statement. The court can also order this if there is a question about something like an adoption or a marriage. The Registrar-General can provide access to restricted information if a court is questioning the validity of certain orders or information. This includes things like adoption orders, marriage, or civil union information. It also includes information about name changes or sex information that is recorded under section 26. The Registrar-General can give you access to restricted information on other special grounds that a court decides. This is all done through a court order from the Family Court, the District Court, or the High Court.

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109Registrar-General may provide access to restricted information on court order

  1. The Registrar-General may provide access to restricted information on the order of the Family Court, the District Court, or the High Court—

  2. for the purposes of a prosecution for making a false statement; or
    1. in the event of any question as to the validity of—
      1. any interim order or adoption order (if the order relates to adoption information); or
        1. a marriage or civil union (if the order relates to new identity information); or
          1. any information recorded under section 26 (if the order relates to restricted name-change information or restricted sex information); or
          2. on any other special ground.

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