Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

ADOPTION REGULATIONS 1995 - REG 6

6 .         Functions that may be performed under licence

        (1)         The functions that may be performed under a licence are those referred to in the provisions of the Act set out in the Table to this regulation that would otherwise be performed by the Director‑General.

Table

Provision	Description of function
section 16	provide certain information and assistance to prospective birth parents
section 18(1)(e)	accept delivery of form of consent to adoption
section 21	notify a person who may be the prospective adoptee’s father or parent under section 6A of the Artificial Conception Act 1985
section 23	accept service of revocation of consent form
section 24	apply for an order to dispense with a person’s consent to a child’s adoption
section 25	apply for an order to dispense with a requirement to serve notice under section 21 or to extend the period for service of notice
section 37	inform and counsel prospective adoptive parents
sections 38 and 39	consider applications from prospective adoptive parents
section 40	appoint persons to prepare assessment reports
section 44	keep and maintain registers
section 45	perform certain duties in relation to the selection of prospective adoptive parents
sections 46, 50 and 73	perform certain duties in relation to the negotiation of adoption plans, selection of prospective adoptive parents and make related applications
sections 48, 49, 51, 52, 53 and 56	place prospective adoptees
section 54	supervise placements
section 55	decide who should agree adoption plans
sections 58 and 61	prepare reports for Court’s use in proceedings for adoption orders
section 134	appoint representatives for children
section 139	supervise children adopted outside Australia

        (2)         The functions that may be performed under a licence also include those referred to in the provisions of Parts 4 and 5 of these regulations as are relevant to the sections of the Act set out in the Table in subregulation (1) where those functions would otherwise be performed by the Director‑General.

        (3)         If a private adoption agency is also accredited under regulation 23C, the functions that may be performed under a licence also include those functions that the agency may perform under regulation 23J.

        [Regulation 6 amended in Gazette 3 Sep 1999 p. 4296; 10 Dec 2002 p. 5749; 20 May 2003 p. 1784.]