Western Australian Consolidated Acts

ADOPTION ACT 1994 - SECT 61

61 .         Report for adoption proceedings

        (1)         On receipt of a notice under section 58(1) and on payment of the prescribed fee, if applicable, the CEO is to appoint a person who the CEO thinks is suitably qualified, to prepare a written report for the Court’s use in proceedings for an adoption order in relation to the child.

        (2)         A report under this section is to contain information on — 

            (a)         such of the matters to which the Court is to have regard under section 68(1) and (2) or section 78A(2) as are relevant to the child and the prospective adoptive parent; and

            (b)         any other matter or opinion that the person who prepares the report thinks is relevant to an application for the child’s adoption.

        [Section 61 amended by No. 7 of 1999 s. 11; No. 8 of 2003 s. 33; No. 34 of 2004 s. 251.]