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Adoption Act 2009
sec.47Child may be given other support
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### sec.47 Child may be given other support
The chief executive may appoint a qualified person to support the child during the adoption process.
In this section—
qualified person means a social worker, lawyer or other person who the chief executive is satisfied has the necessary expertise or experience to give the relevant support and who is not an employee of the department.
(sec.47-ssec.1) The chief executive may appoint a qualified person to support the child during the adoption process.
(sec.47-ssec.2) In this section— qualified person means a social worker, lawyer or other person who the chief executive is satisfied has the necessary expertise or experience to give the relevant support and who is not an employee of the department.