Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations The Minister may issue
or renew a licence but is not to do so if it appears to the Minister that the
applicant —
(a) is
not or is no longer a person to which regulation 7 applies;
(b) is
not or is no longer a suitable person to conduct adoption services having
regard to —
(i)
the qualifications;
(ii)
the experience;
(iii)
the character; or
(iv)
the availability,
of any person, who, if
the licence were to be issued or renewed, would take part in the management or
control of the applicant or conduct adoption services on behalf of the
applicant;
(ba) has
contravened, or failed to comply with —
(i)
a provision of the Act; or
(ii)
the terms of the licence or a condition or restriction
attached to it;
(c) is,
and is likely to be, a party to negotiations or an agreement for the
establishment of adoption arrangements with a representative of the government
of another country;
(d) has
not given an undertaking that while it holds a licence it will not enter into
negotiations for the establishment of an adoption agreement with a
representative of the government of another country;
(e) does
not have adequate financial resources to carry out the functions the body is
authorised to perform under regulation 6;
(f) does
not have a principal officer who is a suitable person to supervise adoption
arrangements undertaken by the body having regard to —
(i)
his or her social science qualifications; and
(ii)
experience in adoption, substitute care or family
services;
(g) does
not employ staff with appropriate qualifications to place prospective
adoptees; and
(h) does
not have accommodation available for its use which —
(i)
is suitable for the conduct of the functions it may
perform under regulation 6; and
(ii)
does not form part of or is not adjacent to premises
occupied by an association or body of persons, corporate or unincorporate, of
birth parents, adoptive parents, or other participants in the adoption
process,
or on the ground of
any other relevant consideration.
[Regulation 9 amended in Gazette
3 Sep 1999 p. 4296‑7; 20 May 2003
p. 1784.]