South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts27B—Limitation on obtaining information relating to adoption prior to
commencement of Act in certain cases
(1) An
old section 27B direction that is in effect immediately before the
relevant day will, unless revoked earlier, continue to have effect until the
expiry day.
(2) Subject to this
section, the Chief Executive must not disclose information in contravention of
an old section 27B direction.
(3) If an adoptive
parent lodged an old section 27B direction but no such direction was
lodged by the adopted person before the relevant day, the adoptive parent's
old section 27B direction does not operate to prevent the disclosure of
information that is relevant to the welfare or whereabouts of the adopted
person.
(4) A person who
lodged an old section 27B direction may, at any time before the expiry day,
give the Chief Executive a written statement setting out the person's wishes
in relation to contact by another party to the adoption.
(5) The
Chief Executive must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving a
statement of wishes from a person, give a copy of the statement to the
Registrar.
(6) If the
Chief Executive discloses information under section 27 to a person who
has given the Chief Executive a statement of wishes, the Chief Executive must
ensure that a copy of the statement accompanies the information disclosed.
(7) In this
section—
"expiry day" means the day that falls 5 years after the relevant day;
"old section 27B" means section 27B of this Act as in force immediately before
the relevant day;
"old section 27B direction" means a direction lodged under
subsection (1), (2) or (3) of old section 27B directing the
Chief Executive not to disclose information in the Chief Executive's
possession that would enable the person who lodged the direction to be traced
continued in effect under this section;
"relevant day" means the day on which section 20 of the Adoption (Review)
Amendment Act 2016 comes into operation.