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Adoption Act 1993
19Register of suitable people
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19 Register of suitable people
(1) The director-general must keep—
(a) a register of people whose application to be registered as suitable
for the placement of a child or young person for adoption has
been approved; and
(b) records of people whose application to be registered as suitable
for the placement of a child or young person for adoption—
(i) has been refused; or
(ii) has been approved, but for which the approval has been
withdrawn.
(2) The director-general may review the register kept under
subsection (1) (a) and—
(a) must remove a person from the register if satisfied on reasonable
grounds that the person is no longer suitable having regard to the
criteria set out in section 39F (1) (c) (Deciding application for
adoption order for child or young person); and
(b) may remove a person from the register if satisfied on reasonable
grounds that the person is no longer ordinarily resident in the
ACT.
(3) If the director-general removes a person from the register under
subsection (2), the director-general must give the person written
notice of the removal.