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ADOPTION ACT 2000 - As at 30 October 2023 - Act 75 of 2000 - NOTES

Note to Chapter 1

This Chapter contains provisions that are helpful in understanding the Act as a whole. It also contains some machinery provisions.

Note to Chapter 3

This Chapter provides for the making of arrangements for the placement of children for adoption through a government department and adoption service providers accredited in accordance with the Children's Guardian Act 2019. It makes it clear that individuals must not make their own adoption arrangements, either personally or through private institutions.

Note to Part 6

This Part provides for the parental responsibility for children between the period when consent to adoption is given and an adoption order made. Parental responsibility is given to the Secretary who has power to decide, for example, whether the child should be placed with authorised carers or the proposed adoptive parents, in this period.

Note to Part 7

This Part enables a preliminary hearing to be held before a full adoption hearing. At such a hearing the Court may examine certain prescribed matters. Matters that might be prescribed are for example, that a child may have indicated he or she does not want to be placed with the proposed family or that continued access of relatives significant to an older child has not been provided for.

Note to Part 9

The power to make adoption orders is conferred by section 23.

Note to Part 11

This Part describes the effect of the adoption order. It recognises the change in the legal status of the child and his or her transfer from one family to another but also recognises the benefit of maintaining a relationship with birth parents.

Note to Chapter 5

This Chapter provides for the recognition of adoptions in other States and Territories (Part 1). It also provides 3 ways of recognising intercountry adoptions. Part 2 provides for the recognition of adoptions made in accordance with the Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption and adoptions granted in certain prescribed overseas jurisdictions and adoption in other overseas jurisdictions.

Note to Chapter 6

This Chapter specifies the procedures that are to be followed in proceedings before the Supreme Court under the Act.

Note to Chapter 7

Documents referred to in this Chapter may be produced and recorded and transmitted electronically. The Electronic Transactions Act 2000 contains provisions that state that a requirement or permission under law for a person to provide information in writing, to sign a document, to produce a document or to retain information or a document may be satisfied by an electronic communication, subject to certain minimum criteria.

Note to Chapter 10

This Chapter contains various provisions relating to the internal review of certain decisions of the Secretary and other relevant decision makers under the Act. The Chapter also enables the Civil and Administrative Tribunal to review some of those decisions following such an internal review.

Note to Chapter 11

This Chapter contains various provisions relating to the general operation of the Act. The Chapter also repeals the Adoption of Children Act 1965 and the Adoption Information Act 1990 and the regulations made under those Acts.

Reprint history--

Reprint No 1   4 March 2003  
Reprint No 2   21 August 2007  
Reprint No 3   23 February 2010  

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule
Cl clause No number Schs Schedules
Cll clauses p page Sec section
Div Division pp pages Secs sections
Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision
GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions
Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted

Table of amending instruments

Adoption Act 2000 No 75. Assented to 9.11.2000. Date of commencement, secs 12-15, 18 and 19 (1) and cl 3 of Sch 3 excepted, 1.2.2003, sec 2 and GG No 33 of 31.1.2003, p 591; date of commencement of secs 12-15, 18 and 19 (1) and cl 3 of Sch 3, 1.7.2005, sec 2 and GG No 81 of 1.7.2005, p 3308. This Act has been amended as follows--

2001 No 112 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2001. Assented to 14.12.2001.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.2, assent, sec 2 (2).
No 118 Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 19.12.2001.
Date of commencement, 25.10.2002, sec 2 and GG No 189 of 25.10.2002, p 9059.
No 121 Justices Legislation Repeal and Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 19.12.2001.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 27.6.2003, p 5978.
2002 No 42 Community Services Legislation Amendment Act 2002. Assented to 3.7.2002.
Date of commencement, 1.12.2002, sec 2 and GG No 237 of 29.11.2002, p 10061.
No 53 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002. Assented to 4.7.2002.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.2, assent, sec 2 (2).
No 73 Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Relationships) Act 2002. Assented to 1.10.2002.
Date of commencement, 1.11.2002, sec 2 and GG No 201 of 1.11.2002, p 9302.
No 112 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2002. Assented to 29.11.2002.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.1, assent, sec 2 (3).
2003 No 40 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003. Assented to 22.7.2003.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.1, assent, sec 2 (2).
No 82 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2003. Assented to 27.11.2003.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (1).
2004 No 91 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2004. Assented to 10.12.2004.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.1, assent, sec 2 (2).
2005 No 98 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2005. Assented to 24.11.2005.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (2).
2006 No 80 Succession Act 2006. Assented to 27.10.2006.
Date of commencement, 1.3.2008, sec 2 and GG No 16 of 15.2.2008, p 707.
No 112 Adoption Amendment Act 2006. Assented to 4.12.2006.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2007 No 9 Private Health Facilities Act 2007. Assented to 15.6.2007.
Date of commencement, 1.3.2010, sec 2 and 2010 (53) LW 26.2.2010.
No 94 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.
2008 No 103 Adoption Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 4.12.2008.
Date of commencement of Sch 1 [1[#93]-[21[#93] and [32[#93]-[34[#93], 1.1.2009, sec 2 and GG No 158 of 19.12.2008, p 12301; date of commencement of Sch 1 [22[#93]-[31[#93], 1.1.2010, sec 2 and 2009 (609) LW 18.12.2009. Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 No 56. Assented to 1.7.2009. Date of commencement of Sch 1.2, 17.7.2009, sec 2 (2).
2009 No 29 Succession Amendment (Intestacy) Act 2009. Assented to 9.6.2009.
Date of commencement, 1.3.2010, sec 2 and 2010 (55) LW 26.2.2010.
No 49 NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009. Assented to 26.6.2009.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (305) LW 1.7.2009.
No 56 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009. Assented to 1.7.2009.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.1, 17.7.2009, sec 2 (2).
2010 No 59 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010. Assented to 28.6.2010.
Date of commencement of Schs 1.2 and 2.1, 9.7.2010, sec 2 (2).
No 66 Adoption Amendment (Same Sex Couples) Act 2010. Assented to 15.9.2010.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 97 Health Services Amendment (Local Health Networks) Act 2010. Assented to 16.11.2010.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.1.2011, sec 2 (1) and 2010 (716) LW 17.12.2010.
No 119 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2010. Assented to 29.11.2010.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.1, assent, Sch 1.1.
No 135 Courts and Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2010. Assented to 7.12.2010.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (1).
2011 No 4 Health Services Amendment (Local Health Districts and Boards) Act 2011. Assented to 16.5.2011.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (313) LW 1.7.2011.
No 27 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011. Assented to 27.6.2011.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.1, 8.7.2011, sec 2 (2).
2013 No 47 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013. Assented to 25.6.2013.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.1, 5.7.2013, sec 2 (1).
No 79 Adoption Legislation Amendment (Overseas Adoption) Act 2013. Assented to 29.10.2013.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 95 Civil and Administrative Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 2013. Assented to 20.11.2013.
Date of commencement, 1.1.2014, sec 2.
2014 No 8 Child Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2014. Assented to 1.4.2014.
Date of commencement, 29.10.2014, sec 2 and 2014 (322) LW 6.6.2014.
2015 No 15 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015. Assented to 29.6.2015.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 8.7.2015, sec 2 (1).
No 29 Child Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2015. Assented to 28.9.2015.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, 2.11.2015, sec 2 and 2015 (619) LW 15.10.2015.
No 58 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2015. Assented to 24.11.2015.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, 15.1.2016, sec 2 (3).
2016 No 43 Adoption Amendment (Institute of Open Adoption Studies) Act 2016. Assented to 21.9.2016.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2017 No 25 Electronic Transactions Legislation Amendment (Government Transactions) Act 2017. Assented to 27.6.2017.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2018 No 28 Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Marriages) Act 2018. Assented to 15.6.2018.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 81 Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment Act 2018. Assented to 28.11.2018.
Date of commencement, 4.2.2019, sec 2 and 2019 (3) LW 18.1.2019.
2019 No 25 Children's Guardian Act 2019. Assented to 4.12.2019.
Date of commencement of Sch 5.1, 1.3.2020, sec 2(1).
2020 No 22 Adoption Legislation Amendment (Integrated Birth Certificates) Act 2020. Assented to 28.9.2020.
Date of commencement, 16.11.2020, sec 2 and 2020 (650) LW 6.11.2020.
2021 No 16 Families, Communities and Disability Services Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2021. Assented to 23.6.2021.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 45 Stronger Communities Legislation Amendment (Children) Act 2021. Assented to 8.12.2021.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, assent, sec 2(1).
2022 No 33 Children's Guardian Amendment Act 2022. Assented to 1.7.2022.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.9.2022, sec 2(b).
2023 No 35 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2023. Assented to 30.10.2023.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.1, assent, sec 2(c).

Table of amendments

Sec 4 Am 2001 No 118, Sch 2.1.
Sec 8 Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [1[#93] [2[#93].
Chapter 3, Note Am 2019 No 25, Sch 5.1[1[#93] [2[#93].
Sec 10 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [1[#93] [2[#93].
Sec 11 Am 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [3[#93] [4[#93]; 2019 No 25, Sch 5.1[3[#93].
Chapter 3, Part 2 Subst 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [5[#93]. Rep 2019 No 25, Sch 5.1[4[#93].
Sec 12 Subst 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [5[#93]. Rep 2019 No 25, Sch 5.1[4[#93].
Sec 13 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 1 [1[#93] [2[#93]. Subst 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [5[#93]. Rep 2019 No 25, Sch 5.1[4[#93].
Chapter 3, Part 3 Ins 2015 No 29, Sch 1 [2[#93].
Sec 14 Rep 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [5[#93]. Ins 2015 No 29, Sch 1 [2[#93]. Rep 2022 No 33, Sch 2.1.
Sec 15 Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.1 [3[#93] [4[#93]. Rep 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [5[#93].
Sec 16 Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.1 [3[#93]. Rep 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [5[#93].
Sec 17 Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.1 [3[#93] [5[#93]. Rep 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [5[#93].
Secs 18, 19 Rep 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [5[#93].
Sec 20 Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.1 [3[#93] [4[#93]. Rep 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [5[#93].
Sec 21 Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.1 [3[#93]. Rep 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [5[#93].
Sec 23 Am 2010 No 66, Sch 1 [1[#93].
Sec 24 Am 2006 No 112, Schs 1 [3[#93] [4[#93], 2 [3[#93]; 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [3[#93] [4[#93].
Sec 26 Am 2015 No 15, Sch 2.1.
Sec 28 Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [5[#93].
Sec 29 Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [6[#93]; 2023 No 35, Sch 2.1.
Sec 30 Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [7[#93] [8[#93].
Sec 33 Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.1 [6[#93]; 2004 No 91, Sch 2.1; 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [9[#93].
Sec 37 Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.1 [7[#93]; 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [10[#93].
Chapter 4, Part 3, heading Am 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [6[#93].
Sec 41 Subst 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [7[#93].
Sec 41A Ins 2015 No 29, Sch 1 [3[#93].
Sec 43 Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.1 [3[#93].
Sec 45 Am 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [8[#93]; 2015 No 29, Sch 1 [4[#93].
Sec 45A Ins 2010 No 66, Sch 1 [2[#93].
Secs 45AA, 45AB Ins 2015 No 29, Sch 1 [5[#93].
Sec 45B Ins 2010 No 66, Sch 1 [2[#93].
Chapter 4, Part 3A Ins 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [9[#93].
Sec 45C Ins 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [9[#93].
Sec 45CA Ins 2015 No 29, Sch 1 [6[#93].
Sec 45D Ins 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [9[#93]. Subst 2015 No 29, Sch 1 [7[#93].
Secs 45E-45G Ins 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [9[#93].
Secs 45GA, 45GB Ins 2015 No 29, Sch 1 [8[#93].
Sec 45H Ins 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [9[#93].
Sec 46 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 1 [5[#93]; 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [11[#93]; 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [10[#93].
Sec 49 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [4[#93].
Sec 52 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [5[#93] [6[#93].
Sec 53 Am 2001 No 112, Sch 1.2; 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [7[#93] [8[#93].
Sec 54 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [9[#93] [10[#93]; 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [12[#93]; 2009 No 56, Sch 1.1 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2010 No 59, Sch 2.1.
Sec 55 Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [13[#93].
Sec 56 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [11[#93].
Sec 59 Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [14[#93].
Sec 60 Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [15[#93].
Sec 63 Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [16[#93].
Sec 64 Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.1 [8[#93]-[10[#93].
Sec 65 Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.1 [11[#93]-[13[#93].
Sec 67 Am 2006 No 112, Schs 1 [6[#93], 2 [12[#93] [13[#93]; 2018 No 81, Sch 2 [1[#93]-[3[#93].
Secs 68, 72 Am 2018 No 28, Sch 2.1 [3[#93].
Sec 73 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [14[#93]; 2018 No 28, Sch 2.1 [3[#93].
Chapter 4, Part 6, heading Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [15[#93].
Chapter 4, Part 6, note Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [16[#93]-[18[#93]; 2016 No 43, Sch 1 [1[#93].
Sec 75 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [19[#93]-[28[#93]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.2.
Sec 76 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [29[#93]-[33[#93].
Sec 77 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [34[#93] [35[#93].
Sec 78 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [36[#93]-[40[#93].
Sec 79 Am 2006 No 112, Schs 1 [7[#93] [8[#93], 2 [41[#93]-[45[#93].
Secs 79A, 79B Ins 2006 No 112, Sch 1 [9[#93].
Sec 87 Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [17[#93] [18[#93].
Sec 91 Subst 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [19[#93]. Am 2010 No 119, Sch 1.1 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2011 No 27, Sch 1.1 [1[#93]-[5[#93]; 2016 No 43, Sch 1 [2[#93] [3[#93]; 2019 No 25, Sch 5.1[5[#93].
Sec 92 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [46[#93].
Sec 93 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [47[#93].
Sec 95 Am 2009 No 29, Sch 2.1 [1[#93].
Sec 96 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [48[#93].
Sec 97 Am 2009 No 29, Sch 2.1 [2[#93].
Sec 99 Am 2006 No 80, Sch 3.2 [1[#93]; 2009 No 29, Sch 2.1 [3[#93].
Sec 100 Am 2006 No 80, Sch 3.2 [2[#93].
Sec 101 Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [20[#93] [21[#93].
Sec 119 Am 2005 No 98, Sch 3.2 [1[#93].
Sec 122 Am 2005 No 98, Sch 3.2 [2[#93]-[4[#93].
Sec 123 Am 2005 No 98, Sch 3.2 [3[#93] [4[#93].
Sec 124 Am 2005 No 98, Sch 3.2 [2[#93]-[5[#93].
Sec 124AA Ins 2021 No 45, Sch 1[1[#93].
Sec 124A Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 2. Am 2013 No 47, Sch 2.1 [1[#93]; 2015 No 29, Sch 1 [9[#93]; 2019 No 25, Sch 5.1[6[#93]; 2021 No 45, Sch 1[2[#93].
Sec 130A Ins 2013 No 79, Sch 1 [1[#93].
Sec 133A Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [22[#93]. Am 2020 No 22, Sch 1[1[#93].
Secs, 133AA, 133AB Ins 2021 No 16, Sch 1[1[#93].
Chapter 8, Part 2, Div 1 Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [23[#93].
Sec 133B Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [23[#93].
Sec 133C Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [23[#93] (am 2009 No 56, Sch 1.2 [1[#93]). Am 2020 No 22, Sch 1[2[#93] [3[#93].
Sec 133D Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [23[#93]. Am 2020 No 22, Sch 1[4[#93].
Sec 133E Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [23[#93]. Am 2020 No 22, Sch 1[5[#93].
Sec 133F Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [23[#93]. Am 2020 No 22, Sch 1[6[#93].
Sec 133G Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [23[#93].
Chapter 8, Part 2, Div 2, heading Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [24[#93].
Sec 133H Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [24[#93].
Sec 134 Am 2020 No 22, Sch 1[7[#93]-[9[#93].
Sec 135 Am 2020 No 22, Sch 1[10[#93] [11[#93].
Sec 136 Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [25[#93] [26[#93]; 2020 No 22, Sch 1[12[#93] [13[#93].
Sec 136A Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [27[#93] (am 2009 No 56, Sch 1.2 [2[#93]). Am 2015 No 58, Sch 3.2.
Chapter 8, Part 2, Div 3, heading Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [28[#93].
Sec 137 Am 2002 No 73, Sch 1.1 [1[#93]-[3[#93]; 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [29[#93]; 2010 No 66, Sch 1 [3[#93]; 2020 No 22, Sch 1[14[#93].
Sec 138 Am 2020 No 22, Sch 1[15[#93].
Sec 140 Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [30[#93].
Sec 141 Rep 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [31[#93].
Sec 143A Ins 2006 No 112, Sch 1 [10[#93].
Sec 145 Am 2020 No 22, Sch 1[16[#93].
Sec 159 Am 2020 No 22, Sch 1[17[#93].
Sec 162 Am 2013 No 95, Sch 5.1 [1[#93].
Sec 164 Am 2013 No 95, Sch 5.1 [2[#93]; 2020 No 22, Sch 1[18[#93].
Sec 175A Ins 2016 No 43, Sch 1 [4[#93].
Sec 176 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [49[#93].
Sec 180 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [50[#93]. Subst 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [32[#93].
Sec 180A Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [32[#93].
Sec 184 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [51[#93] [52[#93].
Sec 185 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [53[#93].
Sec 186 Am 2010 No 59, Sch 1.2 [1[#93] [2[#93].
Sec 188 Am 2020 No 22, Sch 1[19[#93].
Chapter 10, note Am 2013 No 95, Sch 2.2 [1[#93].
Sec 189 Am 2003 No 40, Sch 2.1; 2013 No 95, Sch 2.2 [2[#93].
Sec 190 Am 2013 No 95, Sch 2.2 [3[#93].
Sec 192 Am 2013 No 95, Sch 2.2 [4[#93] [5[#93].
Sec 193 Am 2002 No 42, Sch 4.1; 2002 No 112, Sch 1.1 [3[#93]; 2013 No 95, Sch 2.2 [6[#93]; 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [11[#93].
Sec 194 Am 2021 No 16, Sch 1[2[#93].
Secs 195, 196 Subst 2002 No 112, Sch 1.1 [14[#93].
Sec 197 Am 2017 No 25, Sch 1.1.
Sec 199 Am 2013 No 95, Sch 5.1 [3[#93]; 2020 No 22, Sch 1[20[#93].
Sec 202 Am 2009 No 49, Sch 2.2.
Sec 202A Ins 2006 No 112, Sch 1 [11[#93].
Sec 204 Am 2001 No 121, Sch 2.5 [1[#93]-[3[#93]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2.
Sec 208 Am 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [12[#93] [13[#93]; 2016 No 43, Sch 1 [5[#93]; 2019 No 25, Sch 5.1[7[#93] [8[#93].
Sec 211 Rep 2003 No 82, Sch 3.
Sch 2 Am 2002 No 53, Sch 2.2. Rep 2003 No 82, Sch 3.
Sch 3 Am 2006 No 112, Sch 1 [12[#93] [13[#93]; 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [33[#93] [34[#93]; 2009 No 29, Sch 2.1 [4[#93] [5[#93]; 2013 No 79, Sch 1 [2[#93] [3[#93]; 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [14[#93]; 2015 No 29, Sch 1 [10[#93]; 2018 No 81, Sch 2 [4[#93]; 2021 No 45, Sch 1[3[#93].
Dictionary Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.1 [15[#93]; 2005 No 98, Sch 3.2 [6[#93]; 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [54[#93]-[58[#93]; 2007 No 9, Sch 5.1 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2009 No 56, Sch 1.1 [3[#93] [4[#93]; 2010 No 66, Sch 1 [4[#93]-[7[#93]; 2010 No 97, Sch 2.1; 2011 No 4, Sch 2.1 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2013 No 47, Sch 2.1 [2[#93]-[4[#93]; 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [15[#93]-[18[#93]; 2015 No 29, Sch 1 [11[#93]; 2016 No 43, Sch 1 [6[#93]; 2018 No 28, Sch 2.1 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2019 No 25, Sch 5.1[9[#93] [10[#93]; 2020 No 22, Sch 1[21[#93]; 2021 No 45, Sch 1[4[#93].
The whole Act (except cl 3 (3) of Sch 3) Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.1 [1[#93] ("adoption agency" omitted wherever occurring, "adoption service provider" inserted instead).
The whole Act (except the heading to cl 3 of Sch 3) Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.1 [2[#93] ("adoption agencies" omitted wherever occurring, "adoption service providers" inserted instead).
The whole Act (except Sch 3) Am 2015 No 29, Sch 1 [1[#93] ("Director-General" and "Director-General's" omitted wherever occurring, "Secretary" and "Secretary's" inserted instead, respectively).


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