ADOPTION ACT 1993 - SECT 31 Revocation of consent
ADOPTION ACT 1993 - SECT 31
Revocation of consent(1) A person who consents to the adoption of a child or young person may revoke the consent only by filing a notice of revocation in the Supreme Court before the end of—
(a) 28 days after the day the instrument of consent is signed; or
(b) if before the end of the 28-day period the person files in the Supreme Court a notice stating the person needs further time—14 days after the end of the 28-day period.
(2) A period applying under subsection (1) may not be extended.
(3) Subsection (2) has effect despite the Legislation Act
, section 151C (Power to extend time).
(4) The registrar of the Supreme Court must tell the director-general in writing about a notice filed under subsection (1).
(5) When the period within which a person's consent to the adoption of a child or young person may be revoked ends, the director-general must tell the person in writing.