sec.165What is an adoption plan

### sec.165 What is an adoption plan An adoption plan is a written plan, agreed to by the parties to the plan, about anything relating to the adopted child’s wellbeing or interests. An adoption plan may, for example, address any of the following matters— the degree of openness there will be in the proposed adoption or adoption, including— when a party will communicate with another party; and how a party will communicate with another party, including whether the communication will be through the mailbox service or in another way that does not identify the first party; and the matters about which information will be exchanged; the child’s development important events in the child’s life a medical condition of the child the medical history of the child’s biological family the prospective adoptive parents’ or adoptive parents’ commitment to telling the child about the proposed adoption or adoption and helping the child understand the circumstances of the proposed adoption or adoption; if the child is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child, how the prospective adoptive parents or adoptive parents will— help the child to maintain contact with the child’s community or language group; and help the child to develop and maintain a connection with the child’s Aboriginal tradition or Island custom; and preserve and enhance the child’s sense of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander identity; if the child has a particular ethnic or other cultural background, how the prospective adoptive parents or adoptive parents will— help the child to maintain contact with the child’s community or language group; and help the child to develop and maintain a connection with the child’s ethnicity or culture; and preserve and enhance the child’s sense of ethnic or cultural identity. s 165 amd 2016 No. 57 s 30 (sec.165-ssec.1) An adoption plan is a written plan, agreed to by the parties to the plan, about anything relating to the adopted child’s wellbeing or interests. (sec.165-ssec.2) An adoption plan may, for example, address any of the following matters— the degree of openness there will be in the proposed adoption or adoption, including— when a party will communicate with another party; and how a party will communicate with another party, including whether the communication will be through the mailbox service or in another way that does not identify the first party; and the matters about which information will be exchanged; the child’s development important events in the child’s life a medical condition of the child the medical history of the child’s biological family the prospective adoptive parents’ or adoptive parents’ commitment to telling the child about the proposed adoption or adoption and helping the child understand the circumstances of the proposed adoption or adoption; if the child is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child, how the prospective adoptive parents or adoptive parents will— help the child to maintain contact with the child’s community or language group; and help the child to develop and maintain a connection with the child’s Aboriginal tradition or Island custom; and preserve and enhance the child’s sense of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander identity; if the child has a particular ethnic or other cultural background, how the prospective adoptive parents or adoptive parents will— help the child to maintain contact with the child’s community or language group; and help the child to develop and maintain a connection with the child’s ethnicity or culture; and preserve and enhance the child’s sense of ethnic or cultural identity. s 165 amd 2016 No. 57 s 30 - (a) the degree of openness there will be in the proposed adoption or adoption, including— (i) when a party will communicate with another party; and (ii) how a party will communicate with another party, including whether the communication will be through the mailbox service or in another way that does not identify the first party; and (iii) the matters about which information will be exchanged; Examples of matters about which information may be exchanged— • the child’s development • important events in the child’s life • a medical condition of the child • the medical history of the child’s biological family - (i) when a party will communicate with another party; and - (ii) how a party will communicate with another party, including whether the communication will be through the mailbox service or in another way that does not identify the first party; and - (iii) the matters about which information will be exchanged; Examples of matters about which information may be exchanged— • the child’s development • important events in the child’s life • a medical condition of the child • the medical history of the child’s biological family - • the child’s development - • important events in the child’s life - • a medical condition of the child - • the medical history of the child’s biological family - (b) the prospective adoptive parents’ or adoptive parents’ commitment to telling the child about the proposed adoption or adoption and helping the child understand the circumstances of the proposed adoption or adoption; - (c) if the child is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child, how the prospective adoptive parents or adoptive parents will— (i) help the child to maintain contact with the child’s community or language group; and (ii) help the child to develop and maintain a connection with the child’s Aboriginal tradition or Island custom; and (iii) preserve and enhance the child’s sense of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander identity; - (i) help the child to maintain contact with the child’s community or language group; and - (ii) help the child to develop and maintain a connection with the child’s Aboriginal tradition or Island custom; and - (iii) preserve and enhance the child’s sense of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander identity; - (d) if the child has a particular ethnic or other cultural background, how the prospective adoptive parents or adoptive parents will— (i) help the child to maintain contact with the child’s community or language group; and (ii) help the child to develop and maintain a connection with the child’s ethnicity or culture; and (iii) preserve and enhance the child’s sense of ethnic or cultural identity. - (i) help the child to maintain contact with the child’s community or language group; and - (ii) help the child to develop and maintain a connection with the child’s ethnicity or culture; and - (iii) preserve and enhance the child’s sense of ethnic or cultural identity. - (i) when a party will communicate with another party; and - (ii) how a party will communicate with another party, including whether the communication will be through the mailbox service or in another way that does not identify the first party; and - (iii) the matters about which information will be exchanged; Examples of matters about which information may be exchanged— • the child’s development • important events in the child’s life • a medical condition of the child • the medical history of the child’s biological family - • the child’s development - • important events in the child’s life - • a medical condition of the child - • the medical history of the child’s biological family - • the child’s development - • important events in the child’s life - • a medical condition of the child - • the medical history of the child’s biological family - (i) help the child to maintain contact with the child’s community or language group; and - (ii) help the child to develop and maintain a connection with the child’s Aboriginal tradition or Island custom; and - (iii) preserve and enhance the child’s sense of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander identity; - (i) help the child to maintain contact with the child’s community or language group; and - (ii) help the child to develop and maintain a connection with the child’s ethnicity or culture; and - (iii) preserve and enhance the child’s sense of ethnic or cultural identity.