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Adoption Applications Committee
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Details as at:
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Tue, 24 November 2009
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Portfolio : |
Child Protection |
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Board Type : |
Executive/Governing Authorities |
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Function: |
considers applications from people wishing to become adoptive parents, assesses their suitability for adoptive parenthood and apprves those persons as prospective adoptive parents. |
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Created by: |
Act |
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Adoption Act 1994 |
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Part 2 Div 3 clause 12 clause 13 clause 14 clause 15 |
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Creation date: |
Sun, 01 Jun 2003 |
Expiry date: |
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Plan to terminate: |
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Terminated: |
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| Appointment: |
Director General DCD |
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Statutory Requirements: |
To consist of 8 members with 4 members being independent of the Department for Community Development. The Director-General is to select the members from persons who the Director-General thinks have relevant expertise or experience.
Terms of reference:
To consider whether or not persons who have applied to the Director General under section 38(1) of the Adoption Act 1994 are suitable for adoptive parenthood.
To approve or not approve such persons as prospective adoptive parents, generally section 13(1); or to recommend to the Department in relation to the age, origins, ethnic background, medical, behavioural or psychological care of a child whom the applicant(s) is/are suitable to adopt, section 13(2). Reports to Director General, Department for Community Development |
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Requirements: |
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Meeting frequency: |
Monthly |
Annual report:
No |
Ombudsman Juris:
Yes |
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Contact details |
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Contact: |
Jane Baker |
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Address: |
Department for Child Protection
189 Royal St
East Perth 6004 |
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Telephone/Fax: |
9259 3430 / 9221 0178 |
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Email: |
Jane.Baker@dcp.wa.gov.au |
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Web site: |
www.childprotection.wa.gov.au |
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Current membership (6)
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Name : |
Eggleston, Ms J |
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Designation : |
PRESIDING MEMBER [F] |
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From: |
19-Jan-2009 |
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To: |
09-Aug-2011 |
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Name : |
Keogh, Mr C |
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Designation : |
MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
25-Oct-2004 |
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30-Jun-2010 |
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Name : |
Foster-Gaitskell, Ms D |
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Designation : |
INDEPENDENT MEMBER [F] |
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From: |
25-Oct-2004 |
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To: |
31-Dec-2010 |
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Name : |
Moloney, Ms A |
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Designation : |
INDEPENDENT MEMBER [F] |
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From: |
25-Oct-2004 |
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To: |
31-Dec-2008 |
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Name : |
Somerville Brown, Ms K |
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Designation : |
INDEPENDENT MEMBER [F] |
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From: |
19-Jan-2009 |
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To: |
09-Aug-2011 |
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Name : |
van Keppel, Ms M |
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Designation : |
INDEPENDENT MEMBER [F] |
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From: |
25-Oct-2004 |
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To: |
31-Dec-2010 |
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