sec.158Characteristics of persons who may be selected

### sec.158 Characteristics of persons who may be selected The chief executive must have regard to any of the characteristics of the persons the chief executive is considering selecting that are relevant to— their willingness and ability to parent a child with the needs of the child to be adopted; or the extent to which they meet the preferences of the child’s parents being considered under section 157 . In this section— characteristics , of a person, includes the matters relating to the person’s suitability decided by the chief executive on an assessment under part 6 . (sec.158-ssec.1) The chief executive must have regard to any of the characteristics of the persons the chief executive is considering selecting that are relevant to— their willingness and ability to parent a child with the needs of the child to be adopted; or the extent to which they meet the preferences of the child’s parents being considered under section 157 . (sec.158-ssec.2) In this section— characteristics , of a person, includes the matters relating to the person’s suitability decided by the chief executive on an assessment under part 6 . - (a) their willingness and ability to parent a child with the needs of the child to be adopted; or - (b) the extent to which they meet the preferences of the child’s parents being considered under section 157 .