Madam Chairperson, sorry for the delay. We are just trying to make sure that we understand the question. What we are trying to do in this act is to create a greater level of transparency for people seeking information. This is why it is so important that the effort we put into it at the time of the adoption to get as much information as possible put on the adoption registry so that the adoptive person, upon reaching the age of majority may have access to it, as long as there is consent to put the information on the registry in the first place. We are still working hard to obtain the consent of people to have information made available at a later date. When we go back to the Predecessor Act, we are trying to make up for some privacy that was put in place, obviously prior to this legislation. There is an effort to use these efforts in a discreet search to obtain the consent to share information. We are not set to release information without using our best efforts to obtain the consent of that person to release information. We are working, obviously, with a lesser package of information because of what was put in place under the Predecessor Act.
Mr. Ramsden on Committee Motion 41-13(5): To Amend Clause 62 Of Bill 15
In the Legislative Assembly on June 1st, 1998. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 41-13(5): To Amend Clause 62 Of Bill 15
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 1st, 1998
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