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Discrimination Act 1991
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25A Adoption
This Act does not prevent the director-general responsible for
administering the Adoption Act 1993 from discriminating against a
person in making a decision—
(a) under the Adoption Act 1993, section 18 in relation to the
approval of a person to be registered as suitable for the
placement of a child or young person for adoption; or
(b) under the Adoption Act 1993, section 19 in relation to the
removal of a person’s name from the register of suitable people;
or
(c) under the Adoption Act 1993, section 35A in relation to the
placement of a child or young person before adoption in the care
of a person who is on the register of suitable people.