20ADeterminations by Secretary or approved agency

20A Determinations by Secretary or approved agency A person who may make arrangements or enter into negotiations under section 20 for or towards or with a view to making an adoption must not make an assessment of the suitability of a person to adopt a child— S. 20A(a) amended by No. 68/2015 s. 9(1). (a) in the case of 2 persons who are married or living in a relationship referred to in section 11(1), unless the person who may make those arrangements or enter into those negotiations is satisfied that the persons have been married to each other or living in that relationship with each other for not less than 2 years; S. 20A(b) amended by No. 68/2015 s. 9(2). (b) in the case of one person, if that person is married or living in a relationship referred to in section 11(1) and proposes adopting a child of that person's spouse or domestic partner, or a child who is related to that person's spouse or domestic partner, unless the person who may make those arrangements or enter into those negotiations is satisfied that the person seeking to adopt a child and the person's spouse or domestic partner (as the case requires) have been married to each other or living in that relationship with each other for not less than 2 years. No. 7147 s. 18.