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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1. Objective 1
2. Authorising provision 1
3. Amendment to Schedule 7 1
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STATUTORY RULES 2002
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Adoption Act 1984
Adoption (Amendment) Regulations 2002
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 10 September 2002
Responsible Minister:
BRONWYN PIKE
Minister for Community Services
HELEN DOYE
Clerk of the Executive Council
1. Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to amend
Form 2 of Schedule 7 to the Adoption Regulations
1998 to reflect the provisions of section 60 of the
Adoption Act 1984.
2. Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 130 of
the Adoption Act 1984.
3. Amendment to Schedule 7
In Form 2 of Schedule 7 to the Adoption
Regulations 1998 1 , for paragraphs (d) and (e)
substitute—
"(d) if conditions are included in an adoption
order, an adoptive parent of the adopted
child, a parent who gave consent to the
adoption of the child, the adopted child or a
person on behalf of the adopted child may
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later apply to the Court to vary or revoke the
conditions;
(e) if conditions are not included in an adoption
order, an adoptive parent of the adopted
child, a parent who gave consent to the
adoption of the child, the adopted child or a
person on behalf of the adopted child may
later apply to the Court to vary the adoption
order to include one or more conditions;
(f) an order to include, vary or revoke a
condition, the effect of which is to grant a
person a right of access, or greater rights of
access, to the adopted child, cannot be made
unless the adoptive parents agree and the
Court is satisfied that, as far as practicable,
the wishes of the adopted child have been
ascertained and due consideration has been
given to those wishes, having regard to the
age and understanding of the child.".
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ENDNOTES
1 Reg. 3: S.R. No. 13/1998. Amended by S.R. Nos 32/1999 and 116/2001.
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