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ADOPTION ACT 1988 - NOTES

Legislative history

Notes

• Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.

• Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.

• For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.

Legislation repealed by principal Act

The Adoption Act 1988 repealed the following:

Adoption of Children Act 1967

Legislation amended by principal Act

The Adoption Act 1988 amended the following:

Children's Protection and Young Offenders Act 1979

Principal Act and amendments

New entries appear in bold.

Year

No

Title

Assent

Commencement

1988

90

Adoption Act 1988

1.12.1988

17.8.1989 (Gazette 17.8.1989 p566)

1993

59

Mental Health Act 1993

27.5.1993

6.3.1995 (Gazette 2.3.1995 p734)

1996

83

Adoption (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1996

12.12.1996

5.10.1997 (Gazette 11.9.1997 p702)

2005

56

Justices of the Peace Act 2005

17.11.2005

Sch 2 (cll 5 & 6)—1.7.2006 (Gazette 22.6.2006 p2012)

Provisions amended

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision

How varied

Commencement

Long title

amended by 83/1996 s 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

Pt 1



Pt 1 Div 1 heading

deleted by 83/1996 s 3

5.10.1997

ss 2 and 3

deleted by 83/1996 s 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 4



s 4(1)



adoptive parent

inserted by 83/1996 s 4(a)

5.10.1997

birth parent

inserted by 83/1996 s 4(b)

5.10.1997

Chief Executive

inserted by 83/1996 s 4(b)

5.10.1997

the Convention

inserted by 83/1996 s 4(c)

5.10.1997

Convention country

inserted by 83/1996 s 4(c)

5.10.1997

the Court

amended by 83/1996 s 4(d)

5.10.1997


amended by 56/2005 Sch 2 cl 5(1)

1.7.2006

the Director-General

deleted by 83/1996 s 4(e)

5.10.1997

Family Law Act 1975

inserted by 83/1996 s 4(e)

5.10.1997

guardian

substituted by 83/1996 s 4(f)

5.10.1997

s 4(1a) and (1b)

inserted by 56/2005 Sch 2 cl 5(2)

1.7.2006

Pt 1 Div 2

deleted by 83/1996 s 5

5.10.1997

Pt 1 Div 3

heading deleted by 83/1996 s 6

5.10.1997

s 7A

inserted by 83/1996 s 7

5.10.1997

Pt 2



s 8



s 8(1)

amended by 83/1996 s 8

5.10.1997

s 8A

inserted by 83/1996 s 9

5.10.1997

s 9



s 9(1)—(3)

amended by 83/1996 s 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 9(3a)

inserted by 83/1996 s 10

5.10.1997

s 10



s 10(1)

s 10 amended and redesignated as s 10(1) by 83/1996 ss 11, 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 10(2)

inserted by 83/1996 s 11(b)

5.10.1997

s 11



s 11(1)

amended by 83/1996 s 12

5.10.1997

s 12



s 12(1)

amended by 83/1996 s 13(a)

5.10.1997

s 12(2)

amended by 83/1996 s 13(b)

5.10.1997

s 12(3)

amended by 83/1996 ss 13(c), 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 13

deleted by 83/1996 s 14

5.10.1997

s 14



s 14(1)

amended by 83/1996 s 15(a)

5.10.1997

s 14(2)

amended by 83/1996 s 15(b)

5.10.1997

 15



s 15(1)

amended by 83/1996 s 16(a)

5.10.1997

s 15(4) and (6)

amended by 83/1996 s 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 15(5)

amended by 83/1996 s 16(b)

5.10.1997


(c) deleted by 83/1996 s 16(b)

5.10.1997

s 15(8)

deleted by 83/1996 s 16(c)

5.10.1997

s 16



s 16(2)

amended by 83/1996 s 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 17



s 17(1)

s 17 redesignated as s 17(1) by 83/1996 s 17

5.10.1997

s 17(2)

inserted by 83/1996 s 17

5.10.1997

s 18



s 18(3)

inserted by 83/1996 s 18

5.10.1997

s 19



s 19(1) and (2)

amended by 83/1996 s 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 21



s 21(a1)

inserted by 83/1996 s 19(a)

5.10.1997

s 21(1)

amended by 83/1996 s 19(b)

5.10.1997

s 21(2)

amended by 83/1996 s 19(c)

5.10.1997

 22



s 22(1)

amended by 83/1996 ss 20, 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 25



s 25(1)

amended by 83/1996 ss 21(a), 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 25(2)

amended by 83/1996 ss 21(b), 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 25(3)

amended by 83/1996 s 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 25(4)

inserted by 83/1996 s 21(c)

5.10.1997

s 26A

inserted by 83/1996 s 22

5.10.1997

s 27

amended by 59/1993 Sch cl 2

6.3.1995


deleted by 83/1996 s 23

5.10.1997

Pt 2A

inserted by 83/1996 s 23

5.10.1997

Pt 3



s 28



s 28(1) and (2)

amended by 83/1996 s 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 29



s 29(1)—(3)

amended by 83/1996 s 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 29(4)

amended by 83/1996 ss 24(a), 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 29(4a)

inserted by 83/1996 s 24(b)

5.10.1997

s 30

amended by 83/1996 s 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 31



s 31(1)

amended by 83/1996 ss 25, 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 31(2)

amended by 83/1996 s 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

ss 32—35

amended by 83/1996 s 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 36

amended by 83/1996 ss 26, 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 37



s 37(1) and (2)

deleted by 83/1996 s 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 39



s 39(1)

amended by 83/1996 s 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 41



s 41(1)—(7)

amended by 83/1996 s 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

s 42



s 42(2)

amended by 83/1996 s 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

Sch

deleted by 83/1996 s 27 (Sch)

5.10.1997

Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments

Justices of the Peace Act 2005, Sch 2

6—Transitional provision

An amendment made by Schedule 2 of the Justices of the Peace Act 2005 to the Adoption Act 1988 does not apply in respect of proceedings commenced before the commencement of the amending provision (and those proceedings may continue as if the amending provision had not been enacted).

Historical versions

Reprint No 1—6.3.1995


Reprint No 2—5.10.1997