27. The Minister may amend or withdraw an authorization and terminate the adopter’s arrangements if the Minister’s verifications reveal an irregularity in the adoption process, or if the adopter has made misrepresentations or distorted a material fact in the application or in any document or information required in connection with the proposed adoption.
Except in urgent circumstances, the Minister must notify the adopter in writing as prescribed by section 5 of the Act respecting administrative justice (chapter J-3) before amending or withdrawing the authorization, and allow the adopter at least 10 days to present observations. The Minister’s decision must be in writing and give reasons; an original must be sent to the adopter.
An amended authorization or a notice of withdrawal, as the case may be, must be sent by the Minister to the persons or authorities concerned by the application. A copy must be sent to the adopter.