Queensland Consolidated Acts

ADOPTION OF CHILDREN ACT 1964 - SECT 18A

In making arrangements with a view to the adoption of a child in respect of whom a general consent has been given or dispensed with and, in particular, in determining which prospective adopter or prospective adopters the chief executive will approve in the case of such a child the chief executive shall have regard to the indigenous or ethnic background and cultural background of the child and shall approve a prospective adopter who, or prospective adopters 1 of whom, has a similar indigenous or ethnic background and cultural background, unless--

(a) it appears to the chief executive that such a prospective adopter or prospective adopters is not or are not available and can not reasonably be expected to become available promptly; or

(b) in the chief executive's opinion, the welfare and interests of the child would not be best served by so doing.