Placement of child with prospective adoptive parents
29 Placement of child with prospective adoptive parents
The Secretary or a principal officer is to place a child who is available for adoption with a prospective adoptive parent who, in accordance with the Act, is eligible to have a child placed with him or her for the purposes of adoption and who, in the opinion of the Secretary or principal officer – is, of the prospective adoptive parents, best able to meet the needs of the child; and so far as is practicable, meet the wishes of the natural parents.
Arrangements or negotiations with respect to the placement of a child with a prospective adoptive parent with a view to his or her adoption of the child are not to be completed by a principal officer except in consultation with one or more employees qualified as mentioned in regulation 6.
In all matters relating to the placement of a child with a view to adoption, the Secretary or a principal officer must have regard to sections 8 and 17 of the Act.
The statute text is free to read above. View Pro plans to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.