Western Australian Consolidated Acts

ADOPTION ACT 1994 - SECT 26G

26G .         Orders directed to children under 18

        (1)         This section applies if a parentage testing order, or an order under section 26E, requires a medical procedure or other act to be carried out in relation to a child who is under 18 years of age.

        (2)         The procedure or act must not be carried out in relation to the child under the order without the consent of —

            (a)         a guardian of the child; or

            (b)         a person who is responsible for the child’s long-term welfare and development.

        (3)         The Court may draw such inferences from a failure or refusal to consent as mentioned in subsection (2) as appear just in the circumstances.

        [Section 26G inserted by No. 41 of 1997 s. 12.]