ADOPTION ACT 1993 - SECT 121 Regulation-making power

ADOPTION ACT 1993 - SECT 121

    (1)     The Executive may make regulations for this Act.

Note     A regulation must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act

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    (2)     A regulation may make provision in relation to—

        (a)     the keeping of lists by the director-general and by private adoption agencies of people approved for the placement of a child or young person for adoption; and

        (b)     access to the register of adoptions; and

        (c)     the giving of copies of, or extracts from, entries included in the register of adoptions; and

        (d)     the making, correction or cancellation of entries about adopted people in the register of births.

    (3)     A regulation may also prescribe offences for contraventions of the regulations and prescribe maximum penalties of not more than 10 penalty units for offences against the regulations.