Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts Where a person signs a
form of consent to a child’s adoption (not being an adoption by a
step-parent or carer of the child) then after the form of consent is signed
and not more than 14 days after the revocation period
expires —
(a) the
CEO is to give to the person the opportunity of —
(i)
expressing to the CEO, the person’s wishes in
relation to the child’s upbringing and the preferred attributes of the
adoptive family; and
(ii)
studying information provided under
paragraph (b)(ii), and selecting a prospective adoptive parent;
and
(b) the
CEO is to —
(i)
record the wishes expressed under paragraph (a)(i);
and
(ii)
provide to the person information on a selection of
prospective adoptive parents for the child, whose names are entered in a
register under section 44(1)(b) so that, if practicable, the selection is
consistent with the wishes expressed under paragraph (a)(i).
[Section 45 amended by No. 8 of 2003
s. 27; No. 34 of 2004 s. 251.]