sec.157Preferences of parents

### sec.157 Preferences of parents The chief executive must have regard to any preferences of the child’s parents including, for example, preferences about— the child’s religious upbringing; or the characteristics of the child’s adoptive parents and adoptive family; or the degree of openness in the adoption. Subsection (1) does not apply to a preference that the chief executive considers is likely to be contrary to the child’s wellbeing or best interests. (sec.157-ssec.1) The chief executive must have regard to any preferences of the child’s parents including, for example, preferences about— the child’s religious upbringing; or the characteristics of the child’s adoptive parents and adoptive family; or the degree of openness in the adoption. (sec.157-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a preference that the chief executive considers is likely to be contrary to the child’s wellbeing or best interests. - (a) the child’s religious upbringing; or - (b) the characteristics of the child’s adoptive parents and adoptive family; or - (c) the degree of openness in the adoption.