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Adoption Act 2009
sec.67Deciding number of parents to be assessed
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### sec.67 Deciding number of parents to be assessed
At least once in each financial year, the chief executive must decide the numbers of persons with different profiles that it would be reasonable to assess for suitability to ensure there are enough suitable prospective adoptive parents to meet the needs identified under section 66 (d) .
In deciding the number of persons it would be reasonable to assess, the chief executive must have regard to the numbers and profiles of persons currently listed in the suitable adoptive parents register, and to the considerations that—
if too few persons with appropriate profiles are assessed, the need for adoptive parents may not be met within a reasonable time; and
if too many persons with appropriate profiles are assessed, this—
may be an inefficient use of resources; and
may unnecessarily raise the expectations of some of the assessed persons about the likelihood of their adopting a child; and
may unnecessarily intrude on the privacy or personal affairs of the persons assessed who are not likely to be required.
(sec.67-ssec.1) At least once in each financial year, the chief executive must decide the numbers of persons with different profiles that it would be reasonable to assess for suitability to ensure there are enough suitable prospective adoptive parents to meet the needs identified under section 66 (d) .
(sec.67-ssec.2) In deciding the number of persons it would be reasonable to assess, the chief executive must have regard to the numbers and profiles of persons currently listed in the suitable adoptive parents register, and to the considerations that— if too few persons with appropriate profiles are assessed, the need for adoptive parents may not be met within a reasonable time; and if too many persons with appropriate profiles are assessed, this— may be an inefficient use of resources; and may unnecessarily raise the expectations of some of the assessed persons about the likelihood of their adopting a child; and may unnecessarily intrude on the privacy or personal affairs of the persons assessed who are not likely to be required.
- (a) if too few persons with appropriate profiles are assessed, the need for adoptive parents may not be met within a reasonable time; and
- (b) if too many persons with appropriate profiles are assessed, this— (i) may be an inefficient use of resources; and (ii) may unnecessarily raise the expectations of some of the assessed persons about the likelihood of their adopting a child; and (iii) may unnecessarily intrude on the privacy or personal affairs of the persons assessed who are not likely to be required.
- (i) may be an inefficient use of resources; and
- (ii) may unnecessarily raise the expectations of some of the assessed persons about the likelihood of their adopting a child; and
- (iii) may unnecessarily intrude on the privacy or personal affairs of the persons assessed who are not likely to be required.
- (i) may be an inefficient use of resources; and
- (ii) may unnecessarily raise the expectations of some of the assessed persons about the likelihood of their adopting a child; and
- (iii) may unnecessarily intrude on the privacy or personal affairs of the persons assessed who are not likely to be required.