South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts25—Guardianship of child awaiting adoption
(1) Where—
(a) each
parent or guardian of a child has consented to the adoption of the child in
general terms or such consent has been dispensed with; or
(b) it
is intended that an order for the adoption of a child be sought under this Act
and arrangements are complete for the transfer of guardianship of the child
from an officer of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth whose
functions correspond to those of the Chief Executive to the Chief Executive,
the Chief Executive is the guardian of the child, for all purposes except the
giving of consent to the adoption of the child, to the exclusion of all other
persons until—
(c) an
adoption order is made in respect of the child; or
(d) a
consent referred to in paragraph (a) is lawfully revoked; or
(e) the
child is placed in the custody or under the guardianship of a person by order
of a court; or
(f) the
Chief Executive orders, in writing, that the child be placed in the custody of
a parent of the child.
(2) The
Chief Executive may, by agreement with some suitable person (including a
parent of the child) and on such conditions as the Chief Executive considers
appropriate, place a child of whom the Chief Executive is the guardian under
this section in the care of that person.
(3) The fact that the
Chief Executive is the guardian of a child under this section does not affect
the liability of any person to maintain the child.
(4) This section does
not apply to—
(a) a
child who is under the guardianship of the Minister; or
(b) a
child who is aged 18 years or more.