Adoption of Children Regulation 1999
The Adoption of Children Regulation 1999 is subordinate legislation to the Adoption of Children Act 1964.
The following outline indicates the key parts of the regulation:
- Part 1 provides a short title for the regulation.
- Part 2 covers eligibility to be named in an adoption list, expression of interest register or assessment register.
- Part 3 covers matters related to assessment for adoption.
- Part 4 covers procedural matters including:
- fees
- delegations to provide documents and information
- change in circumstances
- withdrawal of an application or registration of interest
- removal from the register.
- Part 5 covers applications for information, certificates, etc.
- Part 6 covers miscellaneous provisions including access to registers, waiver of fees and approval of forms.
- Part 7 covers transitional provisions during the enactment of the legislation.
- Schedule 1 sets out the fees related to adoption.
- Sechule 2 provides a dictionary which sets out the meaning of terms used in the regulation.
- Last updated
- 30 May 2007
