Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1A) In this section
—
commencement day means the day on which the
Adoption Amendment Act 2012 section 68 comes into operation.
(1) The Minister is to
carry out a review of the operation and effectiveness of this Act as soon as
is practicable after the expiration of 5 years from the commencement day, and
in the course of that review the Minister is to consider and have regard to
—
(a) the
implementation and administration of the Act; and
(b) the
extent to which members of the public are aware of the effects of the Act; and
(c) the
effect of the Act on birth parents, adoptees and prospective adoptive parents
and the relatives of parties to adoptions; and
(d) such
other matters as appear to the Minister to be relevant to the operation and
effectiveness of this Act.
(2) The Minister is to
prepare a report based on the review under subsection (1).
(3) The Minister is to
cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament not later than 12
months after the expiration of 5 years from the commencement day.
[Section 146 inserted: No. 8 of 2003 s. 83;
amended: No. 15 of 2012 s. 68.]