157
In forcePreferences of parents
Part 7Selection of prospective adoptive parents
Division 2How selection must be made
157 Preferences of parents
(1)
The chief executive must have regard to any preferences of the child’s parents including, for example, preferences about—
(a)
the child’s religious upbringing; or
(b)
the characteristics of the child’s adoptive parents and adoptive family; or
(c)
the degree of openness in the adoption.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to a preference that the chief executive considers is likely to be contrary to the child’s wellbeing or best interests.
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