Adoption Act 1993
108Notification to parents
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108 Notification to parents The director-general must inform a birth parent of a child or young person in writing of— (a) the placement of the child or young person with a prospective adopting parent; or (b) the non-placement of a child or young person at the end of 6 months after the instrument of consent was signed; or (c) any breakdown in placement and the return of the child or young person to the custody of an appropriate authority; or (d) the making of an adoption order; or (e) if the director-general becomes aware of it—the death of the child or young person.