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ADOPTION ACT 2000 - SECT 62
Consent must be witnessed by person independent of counsellor
62 Consent must be witnessed by person independent of counsellor
(1) The
signing of the instrument of consent must be witnessed, in accordance with the
regulations, by a person other than the counsellor and who is independent of
the counsellor.
(2) Before witnessing the signing of the instrument of
consent by a child or other person, the witness is to sign a statement on it
certifying that he or she is not aware of any mental, emotional or physical
unfitness of that person to give consent.
(3) The witness must be a person of
a class or description prescribed by the regulations.
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