Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ADOPTION ACT 1993 - SECT 22

    (1)     An adoption order must not be made unless the applicants have, not later than 28 days before the return date for the application, served written notice of the application and its return date on—

        (a)     anyone whose consent to the adoption is required but whose consent has not been given; and

        (b)     anyone whose consent is not required but with whom the child lives or who has guardianship or custody of the child.

Note     See approved form 3.29 (Notice of application for adoption order), approved under the Court Procedures Act 2004 , s 8.

    (2)     On application, the Supreme Court may dispense with the requirement to serve notice under subsection (1).

    (3)     If it appears to the Supreme Court to be necessary in the interests of justice, the court may, on application or its own initiative, direct that notice of an application for an adoption order and its return date be served on anyone.