sec.179Child able to form and express views

### sec.179 Child able to form and express views This section applies in relation to a child who is able to form and express views about the child’s own adoption. The court must consider the child’s views before deciding whether to make an adoption order for the child. Under sections 235 and 236 , someone may be appointed to give separate legal representation or support to the child. For an adoption other than an intercountry adoption, the court may make an adoption order only if the following documents have been produced to the court— a document, sworn by an officer of the department, stating that the officer gave the information under section 44 to the child on a stated day; a document, sworn by a counsellor under section 45 , stating that the counsellor counselled the child under that section on a stated day or days. Subsection (3) does not apply to the making of a final adoption order if an interim order is already in force for the child. s 179 amd 2016 No. 57 s 67 sch 1 (sec.179-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a child who is able to form and express views about the child’s own adoption. (sec.179-ssec.2) The court must consider the child’s views before deciding whether to make an adoption order for the child. Under sections 235 and 236 , someone may be appointed to give separate legal representation or support to the child. (sec.179-ssec.3) For an adoption other than an intercountry adoption, the court may make an adoption order only if the following documents have been produced to the court— a document, sworn by an officer of the department, stating that the officer gave the information under section 44 to the child on a stated day; a document, sworn by a counsellor under section 45 , stating that the counsellor counselled the child under that section on a stated day or days. (sec.179-ssec.4) Subsection (3) does not apply to the making of a final adoption order if an interim order is already in force for the child. - (a) a document, sworn by an officer of the department, stating that the officer gave the information under section 44 to the child on a stated day; - (b) a document, sworn by a counsellor under section 45 , stating that the counsellor counselled the child under that section on a stated day or days.