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ADOPTION ACT 1994 - SECT 16A

16A .         Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child, CEO’s duties as to prospective adoption of

                The CEO must consult with —

            (a)         an officer of the department who is an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander; or

            (b)         an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander who, in the opinion of the CEO, has relevant knowledge of the child, the child’s family or the child’s community; or

            (c)         an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander agency that, in the opinion of the CEO, has relevant knowledge of the child, the child’s family or the child’s community,

                regarding the prospective adoption of a child who is an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander.

        [Section 16A inserted: No. 15 of 2012 s. 10.]


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