- (S.R. 2016, NO. 108) TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Interpretation PART 2 - Approved Agencies 4. Prescribed information contained in applications for approval of adoption agencies 5. Notification of changes to prescribed information 6. Principal officers and other staff of approved agencies 7. Approved agencies to provide services and facilities 8. Principal officers to keep records of adoptions 9. Inspection of records by Secretary 10. Approved agencies to forward returns to Secretary 11. Publication of approval of approved agencies PART 3 - Adoption Process Division 1 - Overview of Adoption Process 12. Overview of adoption process Division 2 - Assessment of Person's Suitability to Adopt 13. Applications for assessment of suitability to adopt 14. Applications for assessment of suitability to adopt by natural relative, &c. 15. Acceptance of suitability applications 16. Register of accepted applicants Division 3 - Assessment and Approval of Accepted Applicants 17. Preparation of assessment reports 18. Prescribed requirements Division 4 - Approval of Prospective Adoptive Parents 19. Approval of prospective adoptive parents 20. Revocation of approval as prospective adoptive parents 21. Term of approval as prospective adoptive parents 22. Extension of term of approval as prospective adoptive parents PART 4 - Consent to Adoptions 23. Prescribed forms of consent 24. Taking and witnessing of consents 25. Information to be given to consenting persons 26. Acceptance of consents in accordance with Form 5 27. Applications to dispense with consent PART 5 - Placement of Child 28. Requirements for placement of child 29. Placement of child with prospective adoptive parents 30. Duties where no placement of child PART 6 - Financial Assistance 31. Child of a prescribed class PART 7 - Adoption Orders 32. Applications for adoption orders 33. Documents to be filed with applications for adoption orders 34. Notification of applications for adoption orders 35. Adoption orders, certificates of adoption and interim orders 36. Supplementary procedures 37. Memorandums of adoption orders, &c. 38. Registering officers in other States or in Territories PART 8 - Miscellaneous 39. Applications for, and certificates as to, counselling, &c. 40. Fees for adoption services 41. Exemptions from payment of fees SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]