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ADOPTION ACT 2009 - SECT 109

Assessment process

109 Assessment process

(1) To assess a person, the chief executive must—
(a) obtain relevant information under division 4 ; and
(b) assess the person’s suitability on the bases stated in division 5 ; and
(c) prepare a preliminary report about the person’s suitability; and
(d) give to the person—
(i) a copy of the report; and
(ii) a notice inviting the person to give the chief executive, within a stated period of at least 28 days, a written response to the report, including corrections or comments about the matters stated in the report; and
(e) after considering the person’s response, if any, decide whether the person is suitable.
Note—
See division 6 for the steps following the chief executive’s decision.
(2) If, in the course of carrying out the assessment mentioned in subsection (1) (b) , the chief executive is satisfied there is an unacceptable risk mentioned in section 121 , the chief executive must prepare a preliminary report stating that the person is unsuitable without any further assessment under division 5 .
(3) If, in carrying out the assessment mentioned in subsection (1) (b) , the chief executive is satisfied the person is unsuitable on any of the other bases stated in division 5 (for example, because the person does not have the health required under section 122 ), the chief executive may prepare a preliminary report stating that the person is unsuitable without any further assessment under division 5 .
(4) The chief executive must comply with subsection (1) (d) and (e) even if the scope of the assessment is limited under subsection (2) or (3) .



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