Western Australian Consolidated Acts

ADOPTION ACT 1994 - SECT 58

58 .         Notice of intention to apply for adoption order

        (1)         A person is not to file an application for an adoption order in relation to a child unless, at least 60 days before the application is filed, the person has notified the CEO, by written notice delivered to the CEO, of the person’s intention to so apply.

        (2)         A person who gives notice under subsection (1) is to provide the CEO with such information as the CEO may request for the purpose of preparing a report under section 61.

        [Section 58 amended by No. 41 of 1997 s. 28; No. 8 of 2003 s. 31; No. 34 of 2004 s. 251.]