Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Adoption Act 1984 - SECT 21

Application for approval of adoption agency

21. Application for approval of adoption agency



(1) Any welfare organization carrying on, or desiring to carry on, the
activity of conducting negotiations or making arrangements with a view to the
adoption of children may apply in writing to the Secretary for approval as an
approved agency.

(2) An application under this section shall contain such information relating
to the organization as is prescribed and shall nominate a person to be the
principal officer and may nominate a person to be the deputy principal officer
of the organization for the purposes of this Act.

(3) Where the Secretary receives an application under this section, the
Secretary shall publish notice of the application in the Government Gazette.

(4) For the purposes of this section welfare organization means an
organization, corporate or unincorporate, formed or carried on primarily or
principally for religious, charitable, benevolent, philanthropic or welfare
purposes, but does not include an organization formed or carried on for the
purpose of trading or securing a pecuniary profit to its members.