Queensland Consolidated Acts

ADOPTION ACT 2009 - SECT 33

33 Giving notice to father or person suspected to be father

(1) If the chief executive knows or reasonably suspects a person is the child’s father, the chief executive must give him a notice stating—

(a) the other consent or consents to the child’s adoption have been given; and

(b) how the person may—

(i) give consent; or

(ii) take steps to establish whether he is the child’s father; or

(iii) apply under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) for a parenting order for the child.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the chief executive is satisfied—

(a) the person is a lineal relative of the child’s mother; or

(b) the child’s conception was a result of an offence committed by the person; or

(c) there would be an unacceptable risk of harm to the child or mother if the person were made aware of the child’s birth or proposed adoption.