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### sec.71 Other requirements for expressing an interest
A regulation may prescribe requirements with which a person must comply before or when expressing an interest.
A regulation may, for example, require that the person must—
attend a departmental information session within a stated time before expressing an interest; or
when expressing an interest, be able to demonstrate—
an ability to personally care for a child full-time for a stated period after the child is placed with the person; or
for an expression of interest relating to an intercountry adoption—an ability to meet the full cost of completing the adoption process within a stated period.
A regulation may set a fee payable for an information session or other thing relating to a requirement under this section.
s 71 amd 2016 No. 57 s 10
(sec.71-ssec.1) A regulation may prescribe requirements with which a person must comply before or when expressing an interest.
(sec.71-ssec.2) A regulation may, for example, require that the person must— attend a departmental information session within a stated time before expressing an interest; or when expressing an interest, be able to demonstrate— an ability to personally care for a child full-time for a stated period after the child is placed with the person; or for an expression of interest relating to an intercountry adoption—an ability to meet the full cost of completing the adoption process within a stated period.
(sec.71-ssec.3) A regulation may set a fee payable for an information session or other thing relating to a requirement under this section.
- (a) attend a departmental information session within a stated time before expressing an interest; or
- (b) when expressing an interest, be able to demonstrate— (i) an ability to personally care for a child full-time for a stated period after the child is placed with the person; or (ii) for an expression of interest relating to an intercountry adoption—an ability to meet the full cost of completing the adoption process within a stated period.
- (i) an ability to personally care for a child full-time for a stated period after the child is placed with the person; or
- (ii) for an expression of interest relating to an intercountry adoption—an ability to meet the full cost of completing the adoption process within a stated period.
- (i) an ability to personally care for a child full-time for a stated period after the child is placed with the person; or
- (ii) for an expression of interest relating to an intercountry adoption—an ability to meet the full cost of completing the adoption process within a stated period.