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TASMANIA
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ADOPTION AMENDMENT BILL 2013
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Section 20 amended (Persons in whose favour adoption orders
may be made)
5. Repeal of Act
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ADOPTION AMENDMENT BILL 2013
This Public Bill originated in the House of Assembly, and, having this day passed, is
now ready for presentation to the Legislative Council for its concurrence.
P. R. ALCOCK, Clerk of the House
9 April 2013
(Brought in by the Minister for Children, the Honourable
Michelle Anne O'Byrne)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Adoption Act 1988
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Adoption
Amendment Act 2013.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent.
3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Adoption Act 1988* is referred to
as the Principal Act.
*No. 41 of 1988
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Adoption Amendment Act 2013
Act No. of
s. 4
4. Section 20 amended (Persons in whose favour
adoption orders may be made)
Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting subsections (2A) and (3) and
substituting the following subsection:
(3) The court is not to make an adoption
order in favour of a person who is, or
persons either of whom is -
(a) the mother of the child; or
(b) a man who, under section 29(3),
is an appropriate person to give
consent to the adoption of the
child; or
(c) a woman who, under
section 29(4A), is an appropriate
person to give consent to the
adoption of the child.
5. Repeal of Act
This Act is repealed on the three hundred and
sixty fifth day from the day on which it
commences.
4 Government Printer, Tasmania