Adoption Regulation 2020
sec.4Requirement to demonstrate ability to provide personal care
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sec.4 Requirement to demonstrate ability to provide personal care
The person must demonstrate the person is aware it is ordinarily in a child’s best interests to receive full-time care— provided personally by— the person with whom the child is placed; or if the child is placed with a person and the person’s spouse—the person or spouse; and for at least 1 year after the child is placed in the care of a person mentioned in paragraph (a) . The person must give the chief executive details of the person’s proposed, or expected, arrangements for the care of a child for at least the first year of the child’s placement with the person. (sec.4-ssec.1) The person must demonstrate the person is aware it is ordinarily in a child’s best interests to receive full-time care— provided personally by— the person with whom the child is placed; or if the child is placed with a person and the person’s spouse—the person or spouse; and for at least 1 year after the child is placed in the care of a person mentioned in paragraph (a) . (sec.4-ssec.2) The person must give the chief executive details of the person’s proposed, or expected, arrangements for the care of a child for at least the first year of the child’s placement with the person.
- (a) provided personally by— (i) the person with whom the child is placed; or (ii) if the child is placed with a person and the person’s spouse—the person or spouse; and
- (i) the person with whom the child is placed; or
- (ii) if the child is placed with a person and the person’s spouse—the person or spouse; and
- (b) for at least 1 year after the child is placed in the care of a person mentioned in paragraph (a) .
- (i) the person with whom the child is placed; or
- (ii) if the child is placed with a person and the person’s spouse—the person or spouse; and