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Adoption Act 2009
sec.157Preferences of parents
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### 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.