8Principal officers to keep records of adoptions

8 Principal officers to keep records of adoptions

(1)  For the purposes of section 16(2) of the Act, a principal officer must keep records relating to –

(a) the adoption of a child; and

(b) any arrangements and negotiations by the approved agency for the placement of a child in the care of a prospective adoptive parent; and

(c) all payments made to, or by, the approved agency with respect to the adoption of a child and the placement of a child in the care of a prospective adoptive parent, the purpose of those payments and the details of any reimbursement of those payments to the approved agency.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(2)  A principal officer may at any time deliver to the Secretary records relating to a matter referred to under subregulation (1) .

(3)  An approved agency must not cause or permit the record of a child that it has placed for adoption to be lost or destroyed.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.