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ADOPTION ACT 2009 - SECT 179
Child able to form and express views
179 Child able to form and express views
(1) This section applies in relation to a child who is able to form and
express views about the child’s own adoption.
(2) The court must consider
the child’s views before deciding whether to make an adoption order for the
child. Note— Under sections 235 and 236 , someone may be appointed to give
separate legal representation or support to the child.
(3) For an adoption
other than an intercountry adoption, the court may make an adoption order only
if the following documents have been produced to the court— (a) a document,
sworn by an officer of the department, stating that the officer gave the
information under section 44 to the child on a stated day;
(b) a document,
sworn by a counsellor under section 45 , stating that the counsellor
counselled the child under that section on a stated day or days.
(4)
Subsection (3) does not apply to the making of a final adoption order if an
interim order is already in force for the child.
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