Please contact the Medico-Legal Officer, Princes of Wales Hospital:
Phone: (02) 9382 3003
Email: SESLHD-LegalServicesUnit@health.nsw.gov.au
Website: https://www.seslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/services-clinics/directory/right-to-information
These records are held by Prince of Wales Hospital (1953 - current).
These books (1910-25; Sep. 1928-Mar. 1931; Sep. 1953-Sep. 1970; Sep. 1974-Feb. 1978) are similar to birth registers. They record the mother’s name, date and time of birth, length and weight of the baby. (The following Confinement books are missing: 1925-Sep. 1928; Apr. 1931-Aug. 1953; and Oct. 1970-Aug. 1974).
Access to information relating to adoption cases is restricted to the adoptee and the birth parents. Requests for information relating to adoption cases are handled in accordance with the Adoption Act 2000. Requests must be made in writing, and the applicant must include certain information with their application before it can be processed. Details of what information is required can be obtained from the Medical Records Manager at the Hospital. Other requests for information will be treated in accordance with principles of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPAA). Information will only be released to the person to whom it relates.