48.1 (1) An adopted person may apply to the Registrar General for an uncertified copy of the original registration, if any, of the adopted person’s birth and an uncertified copy of any registered adoption order respecting the adopted person.  2008, c. 5, s. 4. Age restriction (2) The adopted person is not entitled to apply for the uncertified copies until he or she is at least 18 years old.  2008, c. 5, s. 4. Disclosure (3) Subject to subsections (5), (6), (7), (9), (10) and (11), the applicant may obtain the uncertified copies from the Registrar General upon payment of any required fee and upon production of any evidence of the applicant’s identity and age that may be required by the Registrar General.  2008, c. 5, s. 4. Effect of notice of preferred manner of contact (4) If a notice submitted by a birth parent under subsection 48.3 (2) is in effect, the Registrar General shall give the applicant a copy of the notice when the Registrar General gives the applicant the uncertified copies.  2008, c. 5, s. 4; 2016, c. 23, s. 34 (1). Effect of notice of wish not to be contacted (5) If there is only one birth parent and a notice submitted by the birth parent under subsection 48.4 (3) is in effect, the Registrar General shall not give the uncertified copies to the applicant unless the applicant agrees in writing not to contact or attempt to contact the birth parent, either directly or indirectly.  2008, c. 5, s. 4; 2016, c. 23, s. 27 (1). Same (6) If there are two birth parents and notices submitted by both birth parents under subsection 48.4 (3) are in effect, the Registrar General shall not give the uncertified copies to the applicant unless the applicant agrees in writing not to contact or attempt to contact the birth parents, either directly or indirectly.  2008, c. 5, s. 4; 2016, c. 23, s. 27 (1). Same (7) If there are two birth parents and only one notice submitted by a birth parent under subsection 48.4 (3) is in effect, the Registrar General shall, (a)  give the applicant the uncertified copies if the applicant agrees in writing not to contact or attempt to contact that birth parent, either directly or indirectly; or (b)  if the applicant refuses to agree in writing not to contact or attempt to contact that birth parent, either directly or indirectly, delete any identifying information relating to that birth parent from the uncertified copies and give the applicant the redacted uncertified copies.  2008, c. 5, s. 4; 2016, c. 23, s. 27 (1). Copy of notice (8) Where the Registrar General gives the applicant the uncertified copies under subsection (5) or (6) or clause (7) (a), he or she shall also give the applicant a copy of the notice that was submitted under subsection 48.4 (3) by either or both of the birth parents, as the case may be.  2008, c. 5, s. 4; 2016, c. 23, s. 27 (2). Effect of disclosure veto (9) If there is only one birth parent and a disclosure veto submitted by the birth parent under subsection 48.5 (5) is in effect, the Registrar General shall not give the uncertified copies to the applicant.  2008, c. 5, s. 4; 2016, c. 23, s. 27 (3). Same (10) If there are two birth parents and disclosure vetoes submitted by both birth parents under subsection 48.5 (5) are in effect, the Registrar General shall not give the uncertified copies to the applicant.  2008, c. 5, s. 4; 2016, c. 23, s. 27 (4). Same (11) If there are two birth parents and only one disclosure veto submitted by a birth parent under subsection 48.5 (5) is in effect, the Registrar General shall delete any identifying information relating to that birth parent from the uncertified copies and give the applicant the redacted uncertified copies.  2008, c. 5, s. 4; 2016, c. 23, s. 27 (5). Copy of statement (12) If a disclosure veto is in effect, the Registrar General shall advise the applicant that a disclosure veto is in effect and give the applicant a copy of any statement that may have been included in the disclosure veto under subsection 48.5 (7).  2008, c. 5, s. 4. Same (13) If, at the time of application, a disclosure veto has ceased to be in effect under subsection 48.5 (13), the Registrar General shall advise the applicant of this fact and give the applicant a copy of any statement that may have been included in the disclosure veto under subsection 48.5 (7).  2008, c. 5, s. 4. Definition, identifying information (14) In subsections (7) and (11), “identifying information” means information whose disclosure, alone or in combination with other information, will in the circumstances reveal the identity of the person to whom it relates.  2008, c. 5, s. 4. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2005, c. 25, s. 6
- 17/09/2007 2008, c. 5, s. 3
- 14/05/2008; 2008, c. 5, s. 4
- 01/06/2009 2016, c. 23, s. 27 (1-5), 34 (1) - 01/01/2017