Adoption of Children Amendment Bill 2002 (Qld)

Queensland

ADOPTION OF CHILDREN AMENDMENT BILL 2002

Queensland

ADOPTION OF CHILDREN AMENDMENT BILL 2002

TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title... eee eee ene 4 2 Commencement... 0.6... eee 4 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF ADOPTION OF CHILDREN ACT3 Act amended in pt 2 and sch 1.1... eee 4 4 Amendment of s 6 (Definitions) ............. 0000 e cece eee eee ee 4 5 Amendment of s 7 (Adoption by order of chief executive).............. 5 6 Replacement of s 13A (Applications)... .............0 000 e eee e eee 5 Division 1A—Purpose of division, applications, invitations, expressions of interest, assessment after expression of interest and related matters 13A Purposes of division... ........ 6.0.6 cece cece eee eee eee 5 13AA Application for adoption of a special needs child or a child who isarelative 6.6... eee ee eee ee 6 13AB Chief executive must publicly invite persons to express interest in being assessed as suitable to be prospective adopters.......... 7 13AC Inclusion of person's name in expression of interest register ...... 8 13AD Information to be given to each person who expresses interest in being assessed as suitable to be a prospective adopter ......... 8 13AE Assessments after person's name entered in adoption list......... 9 13AF Assessments required to meet anticipated placement needs Ofchildren kk eee eee eee 9 7 Amendment of s 13B (Chief executive's assessments).............2--- 10 8 Amendment of s 13C (Matters to be regarded for assessment)........... 12

9 Replacement of s 13D (Prospective adopters)................00000005 12 Adoption of Children Amendment Bill 2002 1113 1520

13D What happens after favourable assessment ................-55.

13E

Ineligibility after person's name entered in assessment register . . . .

Amendments of s 14 (Further assessment of prospective adopters).......