South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Governor may
make such regulations as are contemplated by this Act, or as are necessary or
expedient for the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular, the
regulations may prescribe or make provision for—
(a)
matters of practice, procedure or evidence in or in connection with
proceedings under this Act; and
(b) the
forms to be used for the purposes of this Act; and
(c) fees
to be paid in respect of any matter under this Act, and the waiving of any
such fees; and
(d) the
keeping of registers of adoptions and the regulation of access to those
registers; and
(e) the
practice and procedure to be followed in obtaining and giving notice of any
consent required for the purposes of this Act; and
(f)
counselling in relation to adoption; and
(g) the
payment of witnesses' expenses in connection with proceedings under this Act;
and
(h) the
criteria on which the eligibility of persons for approval by the
Chief Executive as fit and proper persons to adopt children will be
determined; and
(i)
the—
(i)
keeping of registers of persons approved by the
Chief Executive as fit and proper persons to adopt children; and
(ii)
order in which persons whose names are included in a
register may be selected to be applicants for adoption orders; and
(iii)
removal of names from a register; and
(j) the
institution, hearing and determination of proceedings to review—
(i)
any decision of the Chief Executive refusing to approve a
person as being a fit and proper person to adopt children; or
(ii)
any decision by the Chief Executive to remove the name of
a person from the register of persons whom he or she has approved as fit and
proper persons to adopt children; or
(iii)
any other decision of the Chief Executive under this Act
of a kind specified in the regulations; and
(k)
constituting adoption boards for the purpose of hearing and determining those
proceedings, prescribing the practice and procedure of those boards and
conferring on those boards—
(i)
power to vary or reverse any decision of the
Chief Executive in respect of which proceedings for review have been brought;
and
(ii)
power to remit any matter arising in the proceedings to
the Chief Executive for further consideration; and
(iii)
any incidental or ancillary powers; and
(l)
fines not exceeding $1 250 for contravention of, or non-compliance with,
a regulation.
(3) The regulations
may confer discretionary powers.