Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FAMILY LAW (HAGUE CONVENTION ON INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION) REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 19

                Subject to regulation 22, an adoption compliance certificate is evidence, for the laws of the Commonwealth and each State, that the adoption to which the certificate relates:

                (a)    was agreed to by the Central Authorities of the countries mentioned in the certificate; and

               (b)    was carried out in accordance with the Convention and the laws of the countries mentioned in the certificate.