Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Court may make
an adoption order in relation to a person who is 18 or more years of age if it
is satisfied that —
(a) the
prospective adoptee and each prospective adoptive parent —
(i)
have received the information and, if requested, the
counselling mentioned in clause 1 of Schedule 1 on the matters
relevant to those parties; and
(ii)
consent to the proposed adoption;
(b) the
welfare and interest of the prospective adoptee will be promoted by the
proposed adoption; and
(c)
notices required by subsection (4) have been given or the application is
in accordance with an order under subsection (6).
(2) The Court may
request from the CEO a written report in relation to the proposed adoption.
(3) On receipt of a
request under subsection (2), the CEO is to appoint a person who the CEO
thinks is suitably qualified, to prepare the report.
(4) A person is not to
file an application for an adoption order in relation to an adult unless at
least 30 days before the application is filed, the person gives notice of
the intention to file the application to each of the prospective
adoptee’s birth parents in a written notice delivered personally or by
registered post to the respective birth parent’s last known address.
(5) A person intending
to file an application for an adoption order in relation to an adult may apply
to the Court for orders in relation to a requirement to give notice under
subsection (4).
(6) On an application
under subsection (5) the Court may, on such terms and conditions as it
thinks fit —
(a) vary
the time for giving the notice; or
(b)
dispense wholly or partly with a requirement to give the notice.
[Section 69 amended by No. 8 of 2003
s. 38; No. 34 of 2004 s. 251.]