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Adoption (Fees) Regulations 2005
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1
1. Objective 1
2. Authorising provision 1
3. Commencement 1
PART 2—AMENDMENT OF ADOPTION (INTERCOUNTRY
FEES) REGULATIONS 2002 2
4. Section 51 fee—Secretary supervising a non-citizen child 2
5. Section 68 fee—Secretary supervising a non-citizen child 2
6. Fee to register interest in adopting a non-citizen child 2
7. Fee for assessment of applicants for adoption of child outside
Australia 2
8. Fees in relation to administrative and other expenses incurred
by the Secretary or principal officer 3
PART 3—AMENDMENT OF ADOPTION REGULATIONS 1998 4
9. Adoption Regulations 1998 fees 4
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ENDNOTES 5
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STATUTORY RULES 2005
S.R. No. 130/2005
Adoption Act 1984
Adoption (Fees) Regulations 2005
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 25 October 2005
Responsible Minister:
SHERRYL GARBUTT
Minister for Community Services
RUTH LEACH
Clerk of the Executive Council
PART 1—PRELIMINARY
1. Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to convert
the fees prescribed under the Adoption Act 1984
from monetary amounts to fee units to enable the
automatic indexation of those fees under the
Monetary Units Act 2004.
2. Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 130 of
the Adoption Act 1984.
3. Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on
1 November 2005.
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FEES) REGULATIONS 2002
4. Section 51 fee—Secretary supervising a non-citizen
child
In regulation 5 of the Adoption (Intercountry
Fees) Regulations 20021 , for "$1400" substitute
"136⋅8 fee units".
5. Section 68 fee—Secretary supervising a non-citizen
child
In regulation 6 of the Adoption (Intercountry
Fees) Regulations 2002, for "$1400" substitute
"136⋅8 fee units".
6. Fee to register interest in adopting a non-citizen
child
In regulation 7 of the Adoption (Intercountry
Fees) Regulations 2002, for "$100" substitute
"9⋅7 fee units".
7. Fee for assessment of applicants for adoption of
child outside Australia
In the Adoption (Intercountry Fees) Regulations
2002—
(a) in regulation 8(a), for "$1550" substitute
"151⋅4 fee units";
(b) in regulation 8(b), for "$2650" substitute
"258⋅9 fee units".
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8. Fees in relation to administrative and other
expenses incurred by the Secretary or principal
officer
In the Adoption (Intercountry Fees) Regulations
2002—
(a) in regulation 9(a)(i), for "$1000" substitute
"97⋅7 fee units";
(b) in regulation 9(a)(ii), for "$1200" substitute
"117⋅2 fee units";
(c) in regulation 9(b), for "$1300" substitute
"127 fee units";
(d) in regulation 9(c), for "$1000" substitute
"97⋅7 fee units".
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PART 3—AMENDMENT OF ADOPTION REGULATIONS
1998
9. Adoption Regulations 1998 fees
In regulation 39(2) of the Adoption Regulations
19982 , for "$75" substitute "7⋅3 fee units".
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ENDNOTES
1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 129/2002.
2 Reg. 9: S.R. No. 13/1998. Reprint No. 1 as at 6 May 2004. Reprinted to
S.R. No. 77/2002.
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Fee Units
These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units established under
the Monetary Units Act 2004.
The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that
Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee
unit.
The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2005, is
$10.49. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest
10 cents.
The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the
Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a
fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and
a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
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