 under Rule 53(4) of the Adoption Rules 1984 or Rule 32(1),(3) and (6) of the Magistrates’ Courts (Adoption) Rules 1984 asking for other information from the court files under the exercise of judicial discretion. The provision of information under ISR 15.1 is an administrative act that can be undertaken by the court staff. 201 10.69. The intermediary agency may make enquiries of the local authority in the area in which the adoption took place. The local authority may have placed the child for adoption or it may have provided a report to the court. It may also hold the adoption records in respect of former VAAs that used to operate within its boundaries or it may be able to signpost the intermediary agency to the authority that now holds the relevant record. 10.70. If it has been possible to identify the AAA, the intermediary agency must make enquiries of that agency. It is first essential to establish, in the case of an application by a birth relative, whether the adopted person has registered a veto with the AAA under ISR 8. If a veto has been registered, the intermediary agency is prohibited from proceeding with the application, unless the circumstances fall within the terms of a qualified veto. The agency may nevertheless be able to provide the applicant with some background information under ISR 9. 10.71. On an application by a birth relative, where no veto exists, the intermediary agency is required to ascertain from the AAA whether the subject of the application has ever registered their views with the agency as to contact or about being approached by the agency with regard to facilitating contact. The adopted person may have previously contacted the agency to register their views about possible contact or about being approached by an agency on behalf of a birth r