Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

ADOPTION OF CHILDREN ACT 1965

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      PART I—PRELIMINARY Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   4.      Repeal  
   6.      Interpretation  
   7.      PART II—JURISDICTION Jurisdiction of Supreme Court  
   8.      Cases in which jurisdiction may be exercised  
   9.      Rules of private international law not to apply  
   10.     PART III—PRIVATE ADOPTION AGENCIES Application for approval of adoption agency  
   11.     Minister may grant or refuse application  
   12.     Principal officer of private adoption agency  
   13.     Revocation or suspension of approval  
   14.     Regulations relating to private adoption agencies  
   15.     Division 1—General Welfare and interests of child to be paramount  
   16.     Who may be adopted  
   17.     Persons in whose favour adoption orders may be made  
   18.     Age of adopters  
   19.     Court to be satisfied as to certain matters  
   20.     Notice of application for adoption orders  
   21.     Parties  
   22.     Care of child after refusal of an application  
   23.     Discharge of adoption orders  
   24.     Consents of parents and guardians required to adoptions  
   25.     Consents to be general, except where in favour of relative  
   26.     Revocation of consents  
   27.     Form of consents  
   28.     Consents given under law of a State or another Territory  
   29.     Defective consents  
   30.     Court may dispense with consents  
   31.     Consent of child  
   32.     Guardianship of child awaiting adoption  
   33.     General effect of adoption orders  
   34.     Effect of orders as regards dispositions of property etc.  
   35.     Names of adopted child  
   36.     Effect of order on domicile  
   37.     Adoption order not to affect the distribution of property by trustees or personal representatives unless notice given  
   38.     Division 4—Interim Orders Making of interim orders  
   39.     Duration of interim orders  
   40.     Discharge of interim orders  
   41.     PART V—RECOGNITION OF ADOPTIONS Interpretation  
   42.     Recognition of Australian adoptions  
   43.     Recognition of foreign adoptions  
   44.     Declarations of validity of foreign adoptions  
   45.     PART VI—OFFENCES Territorial application of Part  
   46.     Taking away etc. of adopted child by natural parent  
   47.     Payments in consideration of adoptions etc.  
   48.     Unauthorised arrangements for adoption  
   49.     Restriction on advertising etc.  
   50.     Restriction on publication of identity of parties  
   51.     False statement in application etc.  
   52.     Personation of person whose consent to an adoption is required  
   53.     Presenting forged consent  
   54.     Improperly witnessing consent  
   56.     PART VII—MISCELLANEOUS Registration of orders under this Act  
   57.     Sending of memoranda of orders to States and other Territories  
   58.     Particulars of orders received from States or other Territories  
   59.     Hearings to be in camera  
   60.     Contents of reports not to be disclosed  
   61.     Restriction on inspection of records  
   62.     Director may appear at hearings  
   63.     Proof of adoptions  
   64.     Judicial notice of signatures  
   64A.    Power of Minister to determine fees  
   64B.    Fees payable  
   65B.    Regulations  
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