40 Ibid s 90. at < department /documents-and-resources /reports-publications>. 41 Ibid s 87. 42 An approved The counsellor requirement is a does counsellor not apply approved if the adopted by the Secretary person and of a DHHS: natural ss parent 4 (definition have of exchanged information 5. The which counsellor may identify must be an officer or employee of ‘already ‘approved counsellor’), that natural parent or a relative of the adopted Adoption Act 1984 (Vic) s 87(3). person’:
40 Ibid s 90. 41 Ibid s 87. An approved counsellor is a counsellor approved by the Secretary of DHHS: ss 4 (definition of ‘approved counsellor’), 5. The counsellor must be an officer or employee of at < department /documents-and-resources /reports-publications>. 42 The requirement does not apply if the adopted person and a natural parent have ‘already exchanged information which may identify that natural parent or a relative of the adopted person’: Adoption Act 1984 (Vic) s 87(3).
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