Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A person must not access the court record for a proceeding under this Part without leave of the court.
(2) The court may grant leave for access to the court record on application in writing by—
(a) a child to whom the proceeding relates; or
(b) a surrogate mother of the child; or
(c) if the surrogate mother had a partner who was also a party to the surrogacy arrangement, the partner; or
S. 34(2)(d) amended by No. 39/2021 s. 54.
(d) an intended parent of the child; or
S. 34(2)(e) amended by No. 80/2014 s. 39.
(e) an intervener in a proceeding under section 27 or 29G; or
(f) any other person who was a party to the proceeding.
(3) The court may refuse the application—
(a) if the applicant has not produced to the registrar of the court proof of the applicant's identity; or
(b) if granting access would be contrary to any court order in relation to exclusion of persons from the hearing of the proceedings; or
(c) for any other reason the court considers appropriate in the circumstances.
S. 35 inserted by No. 76/2008 s. 147.