38Information to be provided to persons submitting expressions of interest

38 Information to be provided to persons submitting expressions of interest

38 Information to be provided to persons submitting expressions of interest

(1) The Secretary or the principal officer is to supply every person who submits an expression of interest with information about the following—

(a) if the person is interested in adopting a child from New South Wales—the estimated number of and information about children needing adoptive placement through the Department or accredited adoption service provider, respectively,

(b) if the person is interested in adopting a child from overseas—the estimated number of and information about children needing adoptive placement from overseas,

(c) the education, assessment, approval and selection processes,

(d) criteria for approval and selection of applicants,

(e) fees and the reduction or waiver of fees,

(f) the rights and responsibilities under the law of New South Wales of applicants, adoptive parents, adopted persons and birth parents or former adoptive parents of adopted children,

(g) applying to be an authorised carer of a child or young person in out-of-home care.

(2) The information may be communicated to a person verbally or in writing or by such other means as the Secretary or the principal officer thinks fit.