10Adoption services to be provided by or on behalf of Secretary

#### 10 Adoption services to be provided by or on behalf of Secretary 10 Adoption services to be provided by or on behalf of Secretary > > (1) Subject to this Act, the Secretary is to provide adoption services. > > > > Note— > > > > Under section 206, the Secretary may delegate this and any other function under this Act to any person. > > > (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Secretary is, subject to this Act, responsible for the following— > > > > > (a) the assessment of the suitability of a person or persons to adopt a child, > > > > > (b) any decision to place a child with a person or persons wishing to adopt the child, > > > > > (c) the transfer of the care responsibility for a child to the person or persons who will adopt the child, > > > > > (d) the giving of consent to the adoption of a child of whom he or she has parental responsibility, > > > > > (e) (Repealed) > > > > > (f) the provision in certain circumstances of post-adoption financial and other assistance to adopted children and their birth and adoptive parents, > > > > > (g) the provision of post-adoption services, including the provision of information and arrangements to facilitate post-adoption contact with the parties to an adoption. > > **s 10:** Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 \[1\] \[2\]; 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 \[1\] \[2\].