ADOPTION OF CHILDREN ACT 1965 - SECT 12 Principal officer of private adoption agency
This legislation has been repealed.
ADOPTION OF CHILDREN ACT 1965 - SECT 12
Principal officer of private adoption agency12 Principal officer of private adoption agency
(1) Before making an application under section 10, a charitable organisation shall appoint a person resident in New South Wales to be its principal officer in New South Wales for the purposes of this Act in the event of the granting of the application.
(2) If the application is granted, the private adoption agency shall, within seven days after the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of principal officer, appoint a person resident in New South Wales to fill the vacancy and give notice in writing to the Director-General of the appointment.
(3) An application under section 10 shall specify the name of the principal officer, and the address of the principal office in New South Wales, of the charitable organisation making the application.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), the office of principal officer shall be deemed to become vacant if the person holding the office ceases to be resident in New South Wales.
(5) Anything done by the principal officer of a private adoption agency, or with his or her approval, shall, for the purposes of this Part and any regulations relating to private adoption agencies but without prejudice to any personal liability of the principal officer, be deemed to be done by the private adoption agency.