New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

ADOPTION OF CHILDREN ACT 1965

- As at 18 December 2000
- Act 23 of 1965

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
           3, 4. (Repealed)
   5.      Savings
   6.      Definitions

   PART 2 - JURISDICTION

   7.      (Repealed)
   8.      Cases in which jurisdiction may be exercised
   9.      Rules of private international law not to apply

   PART 3 - PRIVATE ADOPTION AGENCIES

   10.     Application for approval of adoption agency
   11.     Director-General may grant or refuse application
   12.     Principal officer of private adoption agency
   13.     Revocation or suspension of approval
   14.     Review by Administrative Decisions Tribunal of refusal, revocation or suspension
   15.     Notice of approval to be published in Gazette
   16.     Regulations relating to private adoption agencies

   PART 4 - ADOPTIONS UNDER THIS ACT

           Division 1 - General

   17.     Welfare and interests of child to be paramount
   18.     Who may be adopted
   19.     Persons in whose favour adoption orders may be made
   20.     Age of adopters
   21.     Court to be satisfied as to certain matters
   21A.    Religious upbringing of child
   22.     Notice of application for adoption orders
   23.     Parties
   24.     Care of child after refusal of an application
   25.     Discharge of adoption orders

           Division 2 - Consents to adoptions

   26.     Consents of certain persons to adoptions required
   27.     Consents to be general except where in favour of a parent or relative
   28.     Revocation of consents
   29.     Form of consents
   30.     Consents given under law of a State or Territory
   31.     Defective consents
   31A.    Notice of consents to certain putative fathers
   31B.    Dispensing with notice
   31C.    Application for custody etc by putative father
   31D.    Consequence of failure to make application for custody etc
   31E.    Making of certain adoption orders
   32.     Court may dispense with consents
   33.     Consent of child
   34.     Guardianship of child awaiting adoption

           Division 3 - Effect of adoption orders

   35.     General effect of adoption orders
   36.     Effect of orders as regards dispositions of property etc
   37.     Relationship of adopted child to other children of the adopter
   38.     Names of adopted children
   39.     (Repealed)
   40.     Liability of trustees and personal representatives in respect of adopted persons

           Division 4 - Interim orders

   41.     Making of interim orders
   42.     Duration of interim orders
   43.     Discharge of interim orders

   PART 5 - RECOGNITION OF ADOPTIONS

   44.     Definition
   45.     Recognition of Australian adoptions
   46.     Recognition of foreign adoptions
   47.     Declarations of validity of foreign adoptions

   PART 6 - OFFENCES

   48.     Territorial application of Part
   49.     Taking away etc of adopted child by natural parent
   49A.    Attempts by certain persons to communicate with adopted child
   50.     Payments in consideration of adoptions etc
   51.     Unauthorised arrangements for adoptions
   52.     Restriction on advertising etc
   53.     Restriction on publication of identity of parties
   54.     False statement in application etc
   55.     Personation of person whose consent to an adoption is required
   56.     Presenting forged consent
   57.     Undue influence
   58.     Improper witnessing of consent
   59.     Authority to prosecute
   60.     Penalties and proceedings for offences

   PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

   61.     Functions of nominated officer in relation to orders under this Act
   62.     Sending of memoranda of orders to other States and Territories
   63.     Particulars of orders received from other States or Territories
   64.     Hearings to be in camera
   65.     Matters admissible in evidence
   65A.    Report for applicants where child overseas
   66.     Contents of reports not to be disclosed
   67.     Restriction on inspection of records
   67A.    Decisions that are reviewable by Administrative Decisions Tribunal
   68.     Director-General may appear at hearings
   68A.    Provision of financial and other assistance to certain children
   68B.    Administration of certain estates
   69.     (Repealed)
   70.     Proof of adoptions
   71.     Judicial notice of signatures
   72.     Rules of Court
   73.     Regulations

   PART 8 - (Repealed)