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ADOPTION ACT 2000 - SECT 62

Consent must be witnessed by person independent of counsellor

62 Consent must be witnessed by person independent of counsellor

(1) The signing of the instrument of consent must be witnessed, in accordance with the regulations, by a person other than the counsellor and who is independent of the counsellor.
(2) Before witnessing the signing of the instrument of consent by a child or other person, the witness is to sign a statement on it certifying that he or she is not aware of any mental, emotional or physical unfitness of that person to give consent.
(3) The witness must be a person of a class or description prescribed by the regulations.



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