Adoption Act 1993

This section applies if—

a child or young person is adopted in the ACT; and

the child or young person is ordinarily resident in the ACT; and

before the adoption order was made—

the director‑general had daily care responsibility or long‑term care responsibility for the child or young person under the Children and Young People Act 2008; or

the adoptive parents had daily care responsibility or long‑term care responsibility for the child or young person as foster carers under the Children and Young People Act 2008; or

the adoptive parents had daily care responsibility or long‑term care responsibility for the child or young person as kinship carers under the Children and Young People Act 2008.

The director‑general may provide financial support to the adoptive parents of the child or young person if—

the child or young person has complex or high needs; and

the adoptive parents require financial assistance to help manage the child’s or young person’s needs; and

the financial burden of meeting the child’s or young person’s needs without any financial assistance might prevent an adoption order which would otherwise be in the best interests of the child or young person.

Support provided under this section must be reviewed by the director‑general every 12 months.