South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations (1) A decision on an
application must be made within 18 months of the date on which the application
was lodged.
(2) If, after
considering an assessment report prepared in relation to an application, the
Chief Executive is satisfied that the applicant or, in the case of a joint
application, each applicant is a suitable person to adopt a child of the kind
in relation to which registration is sought, the Chief Executive will register
the applicant or applicants on the appropriate subregister or subregisters.
(3) If an assessment
report has not been prepared in relation to an application for the reasons set
out in regulation 10(2), the application may be rejected.
(4) Before the Chief
Executive rejects an application, the applicant must be given an opportunity
to make representations on the matter to the Chief Executive.
(5) Written notice of
the Chief Executive's decision under this regulation, together with a copy of
the relevant assessment report, must be given to the applicant.
(6) If the Chief
Executive rejects an application, the notice of that decision must inform the
applicant of the right to seek a review of the decision and must set out the
procedures and time limits that apply in respect of seeking a review.