Adoption Act 2009

A person makes an expression of interest by giving the chief executive a signed notice in the approved form.

The form must also be signed by each person who is, at the time the form is given to the chief executive, an adult member of the household of the person making the expression of interest.

The information that may be required by the approved form includes the following for each person making the expression of interest—

information demonstrating the person’s eligibility to have the person’s entered in the expression of interest register;

information demonstrating the person’s compliance with a requirement prescribed under section 71 or another requirement under this division;

information relating to the person’s profile, including—

any preferences of the person relating to the characteristics of a child whom the person is willing to adopt; and

other information relevant to whether the person would meet the anticipated placement needs of children relevant to the expression of interest;

information relevant to the person’s suitability, including information about the person’s health and personal history;

membership of the person’s household;

information of which the person is aware, or that the person reasonably suspects, about the personal history of each adult member of the person’s household.

The approved form must include information about the assessment that will be carried out under part 6 if the person making the expression of interest is selected for assessment under division 5.