Queensland Consolidated Acts

ADOPTION ACT 2009 - SECT 81

81 Chief executive may require further information

(1) This section applies to a person with a current expression of interest.

(2) The person must give the chief executive any relevant information that the chief executive reasonably requires to decide whether the person—

(a) is eligible to have the person’s name remain in the expression of interest register; or

(b) has complied with division 2 .

(3) The chief executive may seek information mentioned in subsection (2) by giving the person a notice stating—

(a) the information that the chief executive requires; and

(b) the day by which the person must give the information to the chief executive; and

(c) the consequence under subsection (7) if the information is not given to the chief executive by the due day.

(4) The due day must be reasonable and, in any case, at least 14 days after the notice is given.

(5) The chief executive may withdraw the requirement, or part of the requirement, at any time.

(6) On or before the due day for giving particular information, the chief executive may give the person a further notice substituting a later due day for giving the information if the chief executive is satisfied it would be reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.

(7) The following applies if the person does not give required information by its due day—

(a) if the person’s name has not been entered in the expression of interest register, the person’s expression of interest lapses;

(b) if the person’s name is in the expression of interest register, the chief executive may remove the name under section 80 (2) (a) ;

(c) if the person’s name is in the suitable adoptive parents register, the chief executive may remove the name under section 146 (3) (b) .

(8) In this section—

"due day" , for giving information, means the day stated in the notice under subsection (3) (b) or any later day substituted by notice under subsection (6) .

"information" includes a document.