48.2 (1) A birth parent of an adopted person may apply to the Registrar General for all the information contained in the following documents, with the exception of information about persons other than the applicant, the adopted person and a person whose name appears in the documents because of their involvement, in a professional capacity, in the adoption or birth registration: 1.  The original registration, if any, of the adopted person’s birth. 2.  Any birth registration respecting the adopted person that was substituted in accordance with subsection 28 (2). 3.  Any registered adoption order respecting the adopted person.  2008, c. 5, s. 4; 2016, c. 23, s. 28 (1). Age restriction (2) The birth parent is not entitled to apply for the information described in subsection (1) until the adopted person is at least 19 years old.  2008, c. 5, s. 4; 2016, c. 23, s. 28 (2). Disclosure (3) Subject to subsections (5) and (7), the applicant may obtain the information described in subsection (1) from the Registrar General upon payment of any required fee and upon production of any evidence of the applicant’s identity and of the adopted person’s 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 under subsection 48.3 (1) is in effect and sets out the manner in which the adopted person wishes to be contacted by the applicant, the Registrar General shall give the applicant a copy of the notice when the Registrar General gives the applicant the information described in subsection (1).  2008, c. 5, s. 4. Effect of notice of wish not to be contacted (5) If a notice submitted under subsection 48.4 (1) is in effect and states that the adopted person does not wish to be contacted by the applicant, the Registrar General shall not give the information described in subsection (1) to the applicant unless the applicant agrees in writing not to contact or attempt to contact the adopted person, either directly or indirectly.  2008, c. 5, s. 4. Copy of notice of wish not to be contacted (6) The Registrar General shall give the applicant a copy of a notice described in subsection (5) when the Registrar General gives the applicant the information described in subsection (1).  2008, c. 5, s. 4. Effect of disclosure veto (7) If a disclosure veto submitted by an adopted person under subsection 48.5 (2) is in effect, the Registrar General shall not give the information described in subsection (1) to, (a)  any birth parent who applies for the information under subsection (1), if the disclosure veto does not specify a birth parent against whom it is effective; or (b)  if the adopted person specifies in the disclosure veto that it is to be effective only against a particular birth parent, the birth parent specified in the disclosure veto.  2008, c. 5, s. 4; 2016, c. 23, s. 28 (3). Copy of statement (8) If a disclosure veto submitted by an adopted person is in effect and prohibits the disclosure of information to the applicant, the Registrar General shall, (a)  advise the applicant that a disclosure veto is in effect; and (b)  give the applicant a copy of any statement intended for the applicant that may have been included in the disclosure veto under subsection 48.5 (7).  2008, c. 5, s. 4. Same (9) If, at the time of the application, a disclosure veto prohibiting disclosure to the applicant has ceased to be in effect under subsection 48.5 (13), the Registrar General shall, (a)  advise the applicant of this fact; and (b)  give the applicant a copy of any statement intended for the applicant that may have been included in the disclosure veto under subsection 48.5 (7).  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. 28 (1-3)
- 01/01/2017 Notice, preferred manner of contact