20Minister to have regard to adoption list for allocation or

20 Minister to have regard to adoption list for allocation or adoption of citizen-child (1) The Minister must have regard to the adoption list, and the chronological order of persons and couples on the adoption list, when making arrangements in relation to the following: (a) the allocation of a citizen-child to a person or couple; (b) the adoption of a citizen-child. (2) Subsection (1) does not limit the Minister's duty to consider all other relevant matters when making any arrangements mentioned in that subsection, including in particular the welfare and interests of the citizen-child and the wishes of the birth parent or birth parents of the citizen-child and the person or couple wishing to adopt.