Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FAMILY LAW (HAGUE CONVENTION ON INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION) REGULATIONS 1998

- made under the Family Law Act 1975

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulations [see Note 1]  
   2.      Commencement [see Note 1]  
   3.      Interpretation  
   3A.     Headings of certain documents  
   4.      Convention countries  

   PART 2--COMMONWEALTH AND STATE CENTRAL AUTHORITIES

   5.      Commonwealth Central Authority  
   6.      Functions etc of Commonwealth Central Authority  
   7.      Notice of designation of Commonwealth Central Authority  
   8.      State Central Authorities  
   9.      State Central Authorities — designation by Commonwealth  
   10.     Notice of designation of State Central Authority  
   11.     State Central Authorities and accredited bodies  

   PART 3--ACCREDITED BODIES

   12.     Notice of accreditation  
   13.     Notice of revocation  

   PART 4--COURT ORDERS AND RECOGNITION OF ADOPTION

   14.     Adoption of Australian child into a Convention country  
   15.     Adoption in Australia of a child from a Convention country  
   16.     Adoption of a child from a Convention country to Australia  
   17.     Adoption of a child from a Convention country to another Convention country  
   18.     Effect of recognition of an adoption  
   19.     Evidential value of adoption compliance certificate  
   20.     Order terminating legal relationship between child and parents  
   21.     Decision in a Convention country to convert an adoption  
   22.     Refusal to recognise an adoption or an article 27 decision  
   23.     Notice of application under regulation 22  

   PART 5--JURISDICTION OF COURTS

   24.     Meaning of arising in a State or Territory  
   24A.    Jurisdiction of Family Court of Australia  
   24B.    Appeals may be made to Full Court of Family Court of Australia  
   24C.    Evidence given in an appeal  
   24D.    Time for instituting appeal  
   24E.    Orders that may be made on appeal  
   24F.    Appeals to High Court  
   25.     Jurisdiction of courts — New South Wales  
   26.     Jurisdiction of courts — Victoria  
   27.     Jurisdiction of courts — Queensland  
   28.     Jurisdiction of courts — South Australia  
   29.     Jurisdiction of Family Court of Western Australia — Western Australia, Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands  
   30.     Jurisdiction of courts — Tasmania  
   31.     Jurisdiction of courts — Australian Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory, Heard and McDonald Islands and Australian Antarctic Territory  
   32.     Jurisdiction of courts — Northern Territory and Ashmore and Cartier Islands  
   33.     Jurisdiction of courts — Norfolk Island and the Coral Seas Islands Territory  
   34.     Application  
           SCHEDULE 1 The Convention
           SCHEDULE 2 Convention countries
           SCHEDULE 3 Forms