Order to provide address of proposed respondent
122(1)Where it appears to a court that,
(a)
for the purpose of bringing an application under this Part; or
(b)
for the purpose of the enforcement of an order for custody or access,
the proposed applicant or person in whose favour the order is made has need to learn or confirm the whereabouts of the proposed respondent or person against whom the order is made, the court may order any person or public agency to provide the court with the address that is contained in the records in its custody and the person or agency shall provide to the court such particulars as it is able to provide.
122(1.01)The court may give the particulars of the address provided to it under subsection (1) to such person or persons as the court considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing an application under this Part or for the purpose of the enforcement of an order for custody or access.
122(1.1)A court shall not make an order on an application under subsection (1) where it appears to the court that the purpose of the application is to enable the applicant to identify or to obtain particulars as to the identity of a person who has custody of a child, rather than to learn or confirm the whereabouts of the proposed respondent or to enforce an order for custody or access.
122(1.2)The giving of information in accordance with an order under subsection (1) shall be deemed for all purposes not to be a contravention of any Act or regulation or any common law rule of confidentiality.
122(2)This section binds the Crown in right of the Province.
1982, c.13, s.4; 1991, c.25, s.1; 2005, c.S-15.5, s.56