(1) Nothing in Part 3A or 4C affects any policy or practice of a
faith-based organisation concerning the provision of adoption services under
the Adoption Act 2000or anything done to give effect to any such policy or
practice.
Note : Section 8 (1) (a) of the Adoption Act 2000 requires decision
makers to follow the principle that, in making a decision about the adoption
of a child, the best interests of the child, both in childhood and in later
life, must be the paramount consideration.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply
to discrimination against any child who is or may be adopted.
(3) In this
section,
"faith-based organisation" means an organisation that is established or
controlled by a religious organisation and that is accredited under the
Adoption Act 2000 to provide adoption services.
