Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ADOPTION REGULATIONS (NO. 31 OF 1993)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART I--PRELIMINARY CITATION 1. THESE REGULATIONS MAY BE CITED AS THE ADOPTION REGULATIONS.

   1.      Commencement  

   PART II--THE ADOPTION LIST

   4.      For the purposes of subsection 16 (1) of the Act, a request by applicants for inclusion in the adoption list shall state—  

   PART III--CONSENTS

   5.      For the purposes of section 30 of the Act, an instrument of consent shall be—  
   6.      A person shall not sign an instrument of consent unless he or she—  
   8.      The primary witness to the signing of an instrument of consent shall not attest to that signing unless he or she—  
   9.      The secondary witness to the signing of an instrument of consent shall not attest to that signing unless he or she is satisfied that—  

   PART IV--ACCESS TO INFORMATION

   10.     Information that discloses or indicates that an adopted child was conceived as a result of—  

   PART V--ADOPTION RECORDS

   11.     For the purposes of paragraph 61 (2) (b) of the Act, the prescribed particulars are as follows:  
   12.     If a private adoption agency—  

   PART VI--PRIVATE ADOPTION AGENCIES

   14.     (1) An application under section 81 of the Act by a charitable organisation for approval as a private adoption agency shall be in writing setting out the following information:  
   16.     A private adoption agency shall not appoint a person as principal officer of the agency unless the person—  
   17.     A private adoption agency shall not permit a person to conduct negotiations or make arrangements in relation to the adoption of children for or on behalf of the agency unless the person—  
   18.     A private adoption agency shall not conduct negotiations or make arrangements in relation to the adoption of a child brought from a foreign country for the purpose of adoption in the Territory unless the requirements of subsection 20 (2) of the Act have been complied with.  
   19.     A private adoption agency shall not be conducted from premises normally used for residential purposes.  
   20.     A private adoption agency shall ensure that its adoption records are protected by reasonable security safeguards against—  
   21.     A private adoption agency shall not do an act, or engage in a practice, that would, if it were an agency for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988 of the Commonwealth, breach an Information Privacy Principle within the meaning of that Act.  

   PART VII--REGISTRATION OF ADOPTIONS
           SCHEDULE 2