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Adoption Act 2009
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### sec.122 Health
The chief executive must be satisfied the person has good health to provide stable, high level care for a child until adulthood.
Without limiting subsection (1) , the person does not have good health for subsection (1) if the person has a disqualifying condition.
If the person has a condition other than a disqualifying condition, the chief executive must have regard to—
its effect on the level of care the person will be able to provide to an adopted child, without help from someone else, and the time for which the person is likely to be able to provide the care; and
whether the person needs a carer or is likely to need a carer in the future; and
whether the condition is likely to have an adverse impact on an adopted child’s wellbeing or best interests.
In this section—
condition means—
a disability or impairment; or
an illness or anything else that affects a person’s health.
disqualifying condition means a condition prescribed under a regulation to be a disqualifying condition for this section.
health means physical, psychological and mental health.
(sec.122-ssec.1) The chief executive must be satisfied the person has good health to provide stable, high level care for a child until adulthood.
(sec.122-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the person does not have good health for subsection (1) if the person has a disqualifying condition.
(sec.122-ssec.3) If the person has a condition other than a disqualifying condition, the chief executive must have regard to— its effect on the level of care the person will be able to provide to an adopted child, without help from someone else, and the time for which the person is likely to be able to provide the care; and whether the person needs a carer or is likely to need a carer in the future; and whether the condition is likely to have an adverse impact on an adopted child’s wellbeing or best interests.
(sec.122-ssec.4) In this section— condition means— a disability or impairment; or an illness or anything else that affects a person’s health. disqualifying condition means a condition prescribed under a regulation to be a disqualifying condition for this section. health means physical, psychological and mental health.
- (a) its effect on the level of care the person will be able to provide to an adopted child, without help from someone else, and the time for which the person is likely to be able to provide the care; and
- (b) whether the person needs a carer or is likely to need a carer in the future; and
- (c) whether the condition is likely to have an adverse impact on an adopted child’s wellbeing or best interests.
- (a) a disability or impairment; or
- (b) an illness or anything else that affects a person’s health.