53Information to be provided to authorised carers submitting applications to adopt

53 Information to be provided to authorised carers submitting applications to adopt

53 Information to be provided to authorised carers submitting applications to adopt

(1) The Secretary or principal officer to whom an application is submitted under this Part is to supply the authorised carer who submitted the application with information about the following—

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

(b) criteria for approval and selection of authorised carers as adoptive parents in accordance with Part 3A of Chapter 4 of the Act,

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

(d) the rights and responsibilities under the law of New South Wales of authorised carers who are applying to adopt a child under this Part, adoptive parents, adopted persons and birth parents or former adoptive parents of adopted children.

(2) The information may be communicated to the authorised carer verbally or in writing or by such other means as the Secretary thinks fit.