What if electoral roll search results are inconclusive?
• Name not on roll – never registered or too young to register. Action: Check for relatives of same family name at same address. • Unable to enrol to vote – if sentenced to imprisonment for a particular time on certain charges a person can’t register. Action: Further searches elsewhere, as appropriate. • Not naturalised or Australian born. Action: Could be registered on council or shire rolls as a ratepayer. Check with local council. • If female and married, may not be registered under married name. Action: Search under maiden name or any other name used, if known. What about using private detectives? Some people have enlisted the help of private detectives. We suggest that before you do this you discuss your problem with us or Post Adoption Support& Service. What about an advertisement? You may wish to consider placing an advertisement in a magazine or newspaper. Be careful with the wording. If you are searching for a birth mother, her family may not be aware that she relinquished a c
