Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Subject to
section 73, an adoption order in relation to a child cannot be made
unless the Court approves the adoption plan in relation to the child, whether
the provisions of the plan have been agreed by the parties to the plan,
determined by an order under section 50(2), or affected by an order under
section 70(2) or 71.
(2) Where an adoption
plan has been approved by the Court —
(a) in
the case of a breach or potential breach of any provision of the plan, the
Court may —
(i)
order the parties to the plan to participate in a
mediation process; or
(ii)
exercise its powers under the Family Court Act 1997
as it thinks fit, to enforce a provision of the plan, as if the provision were
an order made by the Court under that Act;
and
(b) in
the case of a breach of any provision of the plan, the Court may deal with the
matter as if the person who breached the provision had contravened an order
made by the Court under the Family Court Act 1997 or had been in contempt
of the Court.
[Section 72 amended by No. 41 of 1997
s. 18.]