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Adoption Act 2009
sec.118Consultation with appropriate Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person
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### sec.118 Consultation with appropriate Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person
This section applies if the person is being assessed for suitability to be an adoptive parent of a child who is, or children who include, an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child.
The chief executive must consult with an appropriate Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person about—
Aboriginal tradition or Island custom relating to the child; and
the person’s suitability.
(sec.118-ssec.1) This section applies if the person is being assessed for suitability to be an adoptive parent of a child who is, or children who include, an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child.
(sec.118-ssec.2) The chief executive must consult with an appropriate Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person about— Aboriginal tradition or Island custom relating to the child; and the person’s suitability.
- (a) Aboriginal tradition or Island custom relating to the child; and
- (b) the person’s suitability.