Western Australian Current Acts

ADOPTION ACT 1994 - SECT 41A

41A .         CEO may conduct checks of s. 38(1) applicant

        (1)         The CEO may conduct any check (including a criminal record check) that the CEO considers appropriate as to whether an applicant under section 38(1) is suitable to be an adoptive parent.

        (2)         The CEO may provide information obtained as a result of a check referred to in subsection (1) to —

            (a)         a person appointed under section 40(1) to prepare an assessment report on the applicant; or

            (b)         the adoption applications committee.

        [Section 41A inserted: No. 15 of 2012 s. 28.]