Fees for assessment of applicants for adoption of non-citizen child, &c.
97 Fees for assessment of applicants for adoption of non-citizen child, &c.
Where an application is made by a person or persons to the Secretary for a report relating to the suitability of that person or those persons – to adopt a non-citizen child; or to adopt a child in a place outside Australia – (whether or not in either case the child is identified), the Secretary may make the report and require payment by the applicant or applicants of a fee not exceeding the amount prescribed for the purposes of this section in relation to applications of that class.
Where a fee has been paid under subsection (1) and, before the report is made, notice in writing is given to the Secretary by the applicant or applicants that he or they are not proceeding with a proposal to adopt a non-citizen child or a child in a place outside Australia, the Secretary may refund the whole or a part of the fee to him or them.
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