Giving notice to father or person suspected to be father

In force

(1)

If the chief executive knows or reasonably suspects a person is the child’s father, the chief executive must give him a notice stating—

(a)

the other consent or consents to the child’s adoption have been given; and

(b)

how the person may—

(i)

give consent; or

(ii)

take steps to establish whether he is the child’s father; or

(iii)

apply under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) for a parenting order for the child.

(2)

Subsection (1) does not apply if the chief executive is satisfied—

(a)

the person is a lineal relative of the child’s mother; or

(b)

the child’s conception was a result of an offence committed by the person; or

(c)

there would be an unacceptable risk of harm to the child or mother if the person were made aware of the child’s birth or proposed adoption.

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