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.