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Principal officer of approved agency

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Part IIAdoptions under this Act
Division 1Arrangement of adoptions

12 Principal officer of approved agency

Anything done by the principal officer of an approved agency, or with his approval, shall, for the purposes of this Act but without prejudice to any personal liability of the principal officer, be deemed to be done by the approved agency.

An approved agency shall, within 7 days after the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of its principal officer, appoint a person resident in Tasmania to fill the vacancy, either temporarily or permanently, and shall give notice in writing to the Secretary of the appointment.

For the purposes of subsection (2), the office of principal officer shall be deemed to become vacant if the person holding the office ceases to be resident in Tasmania.

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Adoption Act 1988 s 12 — Principal officer of approved agency (Tasmania) — Barrister AI