Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations During the period a
private adoption agency holds a licence, the agency must —
(a)
comply with the provisions of the Adoption Act 1994 ;
(b) not
collect funds for disbursement as aid to or disburse funds as aid to people
living in another country;
(c) not
give money or other benefits to or receive money or other benefits from a
person who collects funds for disbursement as aid to or disburses funds as aid
to people living in another country;
(d) not
perform any functions other than functions that may be performed under a
licence;
(e) not
provide an adoption service in respect of —
(i)
a child domiciled in a Convention country unless the
agency is accredited under regulation 23C; or
(ii)
a child domiciled in any other country that is not
specified in the licence;
(f) not
issue publications promoting the adoption of children or offer preparation
courses for individuals who wish to adopt a child from another country unless
the publication or the content of the course has been approved by the
Director‑General; and
(g)
comply with, and ensure that its staff comply with, the Code of Conduct set
out in Schedule 1 as if the Code applied, with all necessary
modifications to, and in relation to a private adoption agency and, without
limiting this, the Code applies as if a reference to an accredited body were a
reference to a private adoption agency and a reference to the State Central
Authority were a reference to the Director‑General.
[Regulation 10A inserted in Gazette
3 Sep 1999 p. 4297‑8.]