Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Adoption Act 1984 - SECT 24

Revocation or suspension of approval

24. Revocation or suspension of approval



(1) The Secretary may at any time by notice in writing served personally or by
certified mail on the principal officer of an approved agency revoke or
suspend for a specified period the approval of the agency under this Division
or the authority of the agency under section 23-

   (a)  at the request of the approved agency concerned;

   (b)  in the case of a revocation or suspension of approval under section
        22, on the ground that the approved agency is no longer a suitable
        organization to carry on the activity of conducting negotiations or
        making arrangements with a view to the adoption of children, having
        regard to all relevant considerations including the matters referred
        to in section 22;





   (c)  in the case of revocation or suspension of authority under section 23,
        on the ground that the approved agency is no longer a suitable
        organization to make arrangements with prescribed persons or
        prescribed organizations in places outside Australia for the adoption
        in Victoria of non-citizen children; or

   (d)  on the ground that the approved agency has contravened, or failed to
        comply with, a provision of this Act or the regulations that is
        applicable to it.

(2) Where the approval of a welfare organization as an approved agency is
suspended, the organization shall not commence or continue arrangements or
negotiations for an adoption under this Act.