Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to this section, where—
(a) a child is adopted in the ACT or elsewhere, whether or not the adoption is an adoption that has, under this Act, the same effect as an adoption order under this Act; and
(b) the adoption in relation to the child has been in force for a period not exceeding 12 months; and
(c) the child is present in the ACT;
the chief executive may promote the welfare and interests of the child by providing support for a period not exceeding 12 months commencing on—
(d) if the child was adopted in the ACT—the date of the adoption; or
(e) if the child arrived in the ACT after having been adopted—the date of the arrival;
and any person authorised in writing by the chief executive for that purpose has a right of access to the child during that period—
(f) at times agreed between that person and the adoptive parents; or
(g) in the absence of such agreement—at times stated by the Minister by notice in writing given to the adoptive parents.
(2) If a child whose welfare and interests may be promoted by the chief executive under subsection (1) has, after being adopted but before arriving in the ACT, been resident in a State or in another Territory, the period during which the child may receive support from the chief executive is reduced proportionately to the period of such residence in that State or other Territory.
(3) In this section:
"support", in relation to an adopted child, means the chief executive or a person authorised in writing by the chief executive visiting the child and the family in the child's home environment, but does not include financial support.