Western Australian Consolidated Acts

ADOPTION ACT 1994 - SECT 6

6 .         Adoption services to be conducted by or on behalf of CEO

        (1)         The CEO is to conduct adoption services and may delegate that function to officers of the Department or such other persons who the CEO thinks are suitable.

        (2)         An adoption service is conducted by a delegate of the CEO only if the person conducting the adoption service is authorised in writing by the CEO to conduct the adoption service, and the adoption service is — 

            (a)         conducted for the purpose or case that is specified in the authority; and

            (b)         in accordance with any condition or restriction imposed by the authority.

        [Section 6 amended by No. 34 of 2004 s. 251.]