Western Australian Consolidated Acts

ADOPTION ACT 1994 - SECT 16A

16A .         Matters relevant to the adoption process for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children

        (1)         The CEO is to ensure that an officer of the department who is an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander is involved at all relevant times to assist in the adoption process of a child who is an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander.

        (2)         The CEO is to consult with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander agency that is approved by the CEO for the purposes of this section, regarding the prospective adoption of a child who is an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander.

        [Section 16A inserted by No. 8 of 2003 s. 15; amended by No. 34 of 2004 Sch. 2 cl. 2(8).]