73   Case records

(1)  The Director-General and the principal officer are to maintain a case record of:

(a)  each person and that person’s child adopted under arrangements made by the Director-General or the accredited adoption service provider, and

(b)  each person who has requested the Director-General or the accredited adoption service provider to make arrangements for the adoption of a child by the person.

(2)  Despite section 194 (1) of the Act, the records are open to inspection by the following:

(a)  the Court,

(b)  an officer of the accredited adoption service provider or any consultant appointed by the adoption service provider,

(c)  the Director-General or any other person authorised in writing to inspect any such record by the Court or by both the Director-General and the principal officer of the accredited adoption service provider.

(3)  The case records are not to be destroyed.