sec.33Giving notice to father or person suspected to be father

### sec.33 Giving notice to father or person suspected to be father If the chief executive knows or reasonably suspects a person is the child’s father, the chief executive must give him a notice stating— the other consent or consents to the child’s adoption have been given; and how the person may— give consent; or take steps to establish whether he is the child’s father; or apply under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) for a parenting order for the child. Subsection (1) does not apply if the chief executive is satisfied— the person is a lineal relative of the child’s mother; or the child’s conception was a result of an offence committed by the person; or there would be an unacceptable risk of harm to the child or mother if the person were made aware of the child’s birth or proposed adoption. (sec.33-ssec.1) If the chief executive knows or reasonably suspects a person is the child’s father, the chief executive must give him a notice stating— the other consent or consents to the child’s adoption have been given; and how the person may— give consent; or take steps to establish whether he is the child’s father; or apply under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) for a parenting order for the child. (sec.33-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the chief executive is satisfied— the person is a lineal relative of the child’s mother; or the child’s conception was a result of an offence committed by the person; or there would be an unacceptable risk of harm to the child or mother if the person were made aware of the child’s birth or proposed adoption. - (a) the other consent or consents to the child’s adoption have been given; and - (b) how the person may— (i) give consent; or (ii) take steps to establish whether he is the child’s father; or (iii) apply under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) for a parenting order for the child. - (i) give consent; or - (ii) take steps to establish whether he is the child’s father; or - (iii) apply under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) for a parenting order for the child. - (i) give consent; or - (ii) take steps to establish whether he is the child’s father; or - (iii) apply under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) for a parenting order for the child. - (a) the person is a lineal relative of the child’s mother; or - (b) the child’s conception was a result of an offence committed by the person; or - (c) there would be an unacceptable risk of harm to the child or mother if the person were made aware of the child’s birth or proposed adoption.