Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022
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Agency and Authority to offer assistance and support | ||
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63. (1) The Agency and the Authority shall, insofar as practicable, provide assistance to a relevant person who wishes to: | ||
(a) make an application under Part 2 ; | ||
(b) for the purpose of making such an application, identify a relevant body that may hold the categories of information relating to the relevant person sought by him or her; | ||
(c) make an application under Part 5 ; or | ||
(d) make an application under section 38 (3). | ||
(2) The Agency and the Authority may provide such support as it considers appropriate to a person who makes an application referred to in subsection (1), which support may include— | ||
(a) support relating to the interpretation and understanding of information and records provided on foot of the application, and | ||
(b) counselling and support of the applicant following receipt by him or her of the information or records referred to in paragraph (a). |