Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations

ADOPTION REGULATION 1993 - NOTES

Dictionary

(see s 2)

Note 1     The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

              •     director-general (see s 163)

              •     domestic partner (see s 169 (1))

              •     function

              •     proceeding.

Note 3     Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Adoption Act 1993 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For example, the following terms are defined in the Adoption Act 1993, dict:

              •     adoption order

              •     birth parent

              •     charitable organisation

              •     court

              •     general consent

              •     guardian

              •     instrument of consent

              •     interim order

              •     limited consent

              •     principal officer

              •     private adoption agency

              •     register of births

              •     register of suitable people.

"adoption record" means—

        (a)     a document; or

        (b)     a database (however kept); or

        (c)     a photograph or other pictorial representation of a person;

that contains personal information about a person applying to adopt a child, or a person relinquishing a child for adoption.

"primary witness" means a person mentioned in section 7 (2).

"register of adoptions" means the register kept under section 22.

"secondary witness" means a person mentioned in section 7 (3).

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key

A = Act	NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form	o = order
am = amended	om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment	ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution	orig = original
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice	pres = present
def = definition	prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument	(prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary	pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative	r = rule/subrule
Assembly	reloc = relocated
div = division	renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired	R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette	RI = reissue
hdg = heading	s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added	sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001	SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register	sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification	or to be expired

3     Legislation history

This regulation was originally the Adoption Regulations. It was renamed under the Legislation Act 2001.

Adoption Regulation 1993 No 31

notified 30 July 1993 (s 2 (1))

s 1, s 2 commenced 30 July 1993

remainder commenced 31 July 1993 (s 2 (2))

as amended by

Registrar-General (Consequential Provisions) Act 1993 No 64 sch 2

notified 6 September 1993 (Gaz 1993 No S172)

s 1, s 2 commenced 6 September 1993 (s 2 (1))

sch 2 commenced 1 October 1993 (s 2 (2) and see Gaz 1993 No S207)

Regulations Revision Regulations 1994 No 7 sch 1

notified 22 March 1994

commenced 22 March 1994 (s 2)

Administrative Appeals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994 No 60 sch 2

notified 11 October 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S197)

s 1, s 2 commenced 11 October 1994 (s 2 (1))

sch 2 commenced 14 November 1994 (s 2 (2) and see Gaz 1994 No S250)

Legal Practitioners (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997 No 96 sch 2

notified 1 December 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S380)

s 1, s 2 commenced 1 December 1997 (s 2 (1))

sch 2 commenced 1 June 1998 (s 2 (2))

Children and Young People (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999 No 64 sch 3

notified 10 November 1999 (Gaz 1999 No 45)

s 1, s 2 commenced 10 November 1999 (s 2 (1))

sch 3 commenced 10 May 2000 (s 2 (2))

Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 8

notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)

pt 8 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)

Parentage Act 2004 A2004-1 sch 1 pt 1.3

notified LR 18 February 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 18 February 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.3 commenced 22 March 2004 (s 2 and CN2004-3)

Criminal Code Harmonisation Act 2005 A2005-54 sch 1 pt 1.2

notified LR 27 October 2005

s 1, s 2 commenced 27 October 2005 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.2 commenced 24 November 2005 (s 2)

Civil Unions Act 2006 A2006-22 sch 1 pt 1.3

notified LR 19 May 2006

s 1, s 2 commenced 19 May 2006 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.3 never commenced

Note     Act repealed by disallowance 14 June 2006 (see Cwlth Gaz 2006 No S93)

Civil Partnerships Act 2008 A2008-14 sch 1 pt 1.2

notified LR 15 May 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 15 May 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.2 commenced 19 May 2008 (s 2 and CN2008-8)

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 2) A2008-37 sch 1 pt 1.3

notified LR 4 September 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 4 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.3 commenced 2 February 2009 (s 2 (1) and see ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 A2008-35, s 2 (1) and CN2009-2)

Adoption Amendment Act 2009 (No 2) A2009-36 sch 1 pt 1.1
notified LR 22 October 2009
s 1, s 2 commenced 22 October 2009 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 22 April 2010 (s 2 and LA s 79)

Adoption Amendment Regulation 2010 (No 1) SL2010-32
notified LR 2 August 2010
s 1, s 2 commenced 2 August 2010 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 3 August 2010 (s 2)

Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2011 A2011-22 sch 1 pt 1.6

notified LR 30 June 2011

s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.6 commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2 (1))

4     Amendment history

Name of regulation
s 1     am R2 LA; R4 LA

Dictionary
s 2     om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.64
    ins SL2010-32 s 6

Notes
s 2A     ins A2005-54 amdt 1.3

Offences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc
s 2B     ins A2005-54 amdt 1.3

Definitions for regulation
s 3     am Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.66, amdt 1.67
    defs reloc to dict SL2010-32 s 5
    om SL2010-32 s 6
    def Act om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.65
    def adoption list am Act 1999 No 64 sch 3
    om SL2010-32 s 4
    def determined fee om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.65

Register of suitable people
pt 2 hdg     sub SL2010-32 s 7

Register of suitable people—requests for inclusion
s 4     sub SL2010-32 s 8
    am SL2010-32 s 13

Consent must be accompanied by statutory declaration
s 5     sub Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.68

Conditions for signing
s 6     am SL2010-32 s 13

Primary and secondary witnesses
s 7     am Act 1997 No 96 sch 2; Act 1999 No 64 sch 3; A2011-22 amdt 1.26

Access to information
pt 4 hdg     om R8 LA

Prescribed information—incest and sexual assault
s 10     om A2009-36 amdt 1.1

Particulars to be given to director-general by private adoption agencies following adoption orders
s 11 hdg     am A2011-22 amdt 1.26
s 11     am A2004-1 amdt 1.14; pars renum R3 LA (see A2004-1 amdt 1.15); A2006-22 amdt 1.12 (A2006-22 rep before commenced by disallowance (see Cwlth Gaz 2006 No S93)); A2008-14 amdt 1.3; SL2010-32 s 9, s 13

Transfer of private agency records to director-general
s 12 hdg     am A2011-22 amdt 1.26
s 12     am Act 1999 No 64 sch 3
    sub A2005-54 amdt 1.4
    am SL2010-32 s 14; A2011-22 amdt 1.26

Maintenance of records
s 13     am Act 1999 No 64 sch 3
    sub A2009-36 amdt 1.2
    am A2011-22 amdt 1.26

Application for approval
s 14     pars renum R2 LA
    am SL2010-32 s 13, s 14

Alteration of objects, structure or trusts of private adoption agency
s 15     am Act 1999 No 64 sch 3; A2011-22 amdt 1.26

Principal officer
s 16     am Act 1999 No 64 sch 3; SL2010-32 s 14; A2011-22 amdt 1.26

People acting for or on behalf of private adoption agency
s 17     am Act 1999 No 64 sch 3; SL2010-32 s 14; A2011-22 amdt 1.26

Adoption of overseas children or young people
s 18 hdg     am SL2010-32 s 14
s 18     am SL2010-32 s 13, s 14

Private adoption agencies not to breach Cwlth information privacy principles
s 21     sub A2005-54 amdt 1.5

Register of adoptions
s 22     am Act 1993 No 64 sch 2; Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.69

Registration
s 23     am Act 1993 No 64 sch 2; Act 2001 No 44 amdts 1.70-1.72; SL2010-32 s 10

Access to information from register of adoptions
s 24     am Act 1993 No 64 sch 2; Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.73-1.75

Re-registration of birth of adopted child or young person
s 25 hdg     am SL2010-32 s 13
s 25     am Act 1993 No 64 sch 2; SL2010-32 s 11, s 13

Correction of errors in register of adoptions
s 26     am Act 1993 No 64 sch 2

Cancellation of entries in register of adoptions
s 27     am Act 1993 No 64 sch 2

Offence to destroy etc register
s 27A     ins A2005-54 amdt 1.6

Offence to re-register birth
s 27B     ins A2005-54 amdt 1.6
    am SL2010-32 s 13

Obligations of registrar-general
s 28 hdg     sub A2005-54 amdt 1.7
s 28     am Act 1993 No 64 sch 2; A2005-54 amdt 1.8; SL2010-32 s 13

Memoranda of orders sent to States and other Territories
s 29     am Act 2001 No 44 amdts 1.76-1.78; SL2010-32 s 13

Reviewable decisions—Act, s 102, def reviewable decision
s 30     am 1994 No 7 sch 1; Act 1994 No 60 sch 2; Act 1999 No 64 sch 3
    sub A2008-37 amdt 1.15

Right of review and notice—Act, s 103 and s 103A
s 30A     ins 1994 No 7 sch 1
    am Act 1994 No 60 sch 2; Act 1999 No 64 sch 3
    sub A2008-37 amdt 1.15

Determination of fees
s 31     om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.79

Registering officers
sch 1     orig sch 1 om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.80
    (prev sch 2) renum as sch 1 Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.81

Reviewable decisions
sch 2 hdg     note am A2011-22 amdt 1.26
sch 2     orig sch 2 renum as sch 1
    ins A2008-37 amdt 1.16
    am A2009-36 amdt 1.3; items renum R8 LA; SL2010-32 s 13; A2011-22 amdt 1.27

Dictionary
dict     ins SL2010-32 s 12
    am A2011-22 amdt 1.28
    def adoption record reloc from s 3 SL2010-32 s 5
    def primary witness reloc from s 3 SL2010-32 s 5
    def register of adoptions reloc from s 3 SL2010-32 s 5
    def secondary witness reloc from s 3 SL2010-32 s 5

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date
1	Act 1994 No 60	31 January 1995
2	A2001-44	11 April 2002
3	A2004-1	22 March 2004
4	A2004-1	3 November 2004
5	A2005-54	24 November 2005
6	A2008-14	19 May 2008
7	A2008-37	2 February 2009
8	A2009-36	22 April 2010
9	SL2010-32	3 August 2010

© Australian Capital Territory 2011

Australian Capital Territory

SL1993-31

Republication No 10

Effective: 1 July 2011

Republication date: 1 July 2011

Last amendment made by A2011-22




Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Adoption Regulation 1993

, made under the Adoption Act 1993

(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 1 July 2011

. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 1 July 2011

.

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

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The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

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This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

Penalties

At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

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Endnotes

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