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Adoption Act 2000 No 75Status informationLong title
Introduction 1 Name of Act 2 Commencement 3 Definitions 4 Meaning of “Aboriginal” and “Torres
Strait Islander” 5 Notes Chapter 2 Objects and adoption principles
6 What are the roles of the objects and adoption principles
of this Act? 7 What are the objects of this Act? 8 What principles are to be applied by persons making
decisions about the adoption of a child? 9 Participation of child in decisions Chapter 3 Adoption service providers
Introduction Part 1 Authority to provide adoption services
10 Adoption services to be provided by or on behalf of
Director-General 11 Unauthorised arrangements for adoption Part 2 Accreditation of adoption service providers
12 Applications for accreditation 13 Accreditation of adoption service providers 14 Refusal of application 15 Notice of accreditation to be published in
Gazette 16 Copy of accreditation notice to be displayed 17 Conditions of accreditation 18 Duration of accreditation 19 Principal officer of accredited adoption service
provider 20 Revocation or suspension of accreditation 21 Notice of revocation or suspension of accreditation to be
published in Gazette Chapter 4 The adoption process
22 Proceedings 23 Jurisdiction 24 Who can be adopted? 25 Previous adoption or marital status immaterial 26 Who can adopt? 27 Adoption by one person 28 Adoption by couple 29 Adoption by relative 30 Adoption by step parent 31 Adoption of non-citizen child Part 2 Placement of children for adoption
Division 1 Children other than Aboriginal and Torres Strait
32 Regard to be had to cultural heritage of child Division 2 Aboriginal children
33 Aboriginal participation in decision making 34 Application of Aboriginal child placement
principles 35 Aboriginal child placement principles 36 Alternatives to placement for adoption to be
considered Division 3 Torres Strait Islanders
37 Torres Strait Islander participation in decision
making 38 Application of Torres Strait Islander child placement
principles 39 Torres Strait Islander child placement
principles Division 4 Placement outside Australia
40 Report on child for intercountry adoption Part 3 Selection of prospective adoptive parents
41 Application of Part 42 Expression of interest in adopting a child 43 Application to adopt 44 Form of expression of interest or application 45 Assessment of suitability, and selection, of adoptive
parents Part 4 Adoption plans
46 What is an adoption plan? 47 How is an adoption plan made? 48 Adoption plan to accompany application for adoption
order 49 Notice to be given of adoption plan 50 Registration of adoption plans 51 Review of adoption plans Part 5 Consents to adoptions
52 Consent of parents and persons who have parental
responsibility generally required 53 Ways in which parent or person who has parental
responsibility can give consent 54 When consent of parent or person who has parental
responsibility not required 55 Consent of child 56 Birth father to be given opportunity to consent Division 2 When is consent effective?
57 Definitions 58 When is consent ineffective? 59 Mandatory written information 60 When is consent to be given? 61 Form of consent 62 Consent must be witnessed by person independent of
counsellor 63 Child or other person consenting must be
counselled 64 Consent to adoption of Aboriginal child 65 Consent to adoption of Torres Strait Islander
child Division 3 Dispensing with consent
66 How is need for consent dispensed with? 67 When can Court dispense with consent of person other than
the child? 68 Who may apply for order dispensing with consent of person
other than the child? 69 When can the Court dispense with the child’s
consent? 70 When can consent dispense order be made? 71 Revocation of consent dispense order 72 Notice of consent dispense order Division 4 Revocation of consent
73 Revocation of consent 74 Notification of pending end of revocation
period Part 6 Parental responsibility for children awaiting
Note 75 Parental responsibility for citizen child awaiting
adoption 76 Renunciation of parental responsibility for child present
in another State 77 Parental responsibility for certain non-citizen children
awaiting adoption 78 Parental responsibility reports—citizen and
non-citizen children 79 Duration of parental responsibility 79A Children under the parental responsibility of
Director-General leaving or being removed from care 79B Power of search for and removal of children in need of
care and protection Part 7 Preliminary hearings
Note 80 Preliminary hearings 81 When may preliminary hearings be held? 82 Notice to be given 83 Rules of court Part 8 Interim orders
84 Making of interim orders 85 Duration of interim orders 86 Discharge of interim orders Part 9 Adoption orders
Note 87 Application to be consented to by
Director-General 88 Notice of application for adoption orders 89 When can order be made? 90 Court to be satisfied as to certain matters 91 Report required before order made for adoption of
child Part 10 Procedures after application dealt with
92 Care of child after refusal of an application 93 Discharge of adoption orders 94 Investigation of application for discharge Part 11 Effect of adoption orders
Note 95 General effect of adoption orders 96 Effect of adoption order on parental responsibility and
previous adoption 97 Effect of orders as regards property 98 Effect of orders as regards dispositions of property
etc 99 Relationship of adopted child to other children of the
adopter 100 Liability of trustees and personal representatives in
relation to adopted persons 101 Names of adopted children Chapter 5 Recognition of adoptions
Introduction Part 1 Australian adoptions
102 Recognition of Australian adoptions Part 2 Intercountry and overseas adoptions
103 Object of Part 104 Meaning of child 105 Application of Act Division 2 Hague Convention on Intercountry
106 Adoption in NSW of child from NSW by parents from
Convention country 107 Adoption in NSW of child from Convention country by
parents from NSW 108 Recognition of adoption of a child from a Convention
country in that country 109 Effect of recognition 110 Refusal to recognise an adoption 111 Order terminating legal relationship between child and
parents 112 Evidential value of adoption compliance certificate and
Convention country adoption order Division 3 Bilateral arrangements
113 Adoption by NSW parent in prescribed overseas
jurisdiction of a child from that overseas jurisdiction 114 Effect of recognition 115 Evidential value of adoption compliance
certificate Division 4 Recognition of other overseas adoptions
116 Recognition of foreign adoptions in countries other than
Convention countries and prescribed overseas jurisdictions 117 Declarations of validity of foreign adoptions Chapter 6 Proceedings
Introduction 118 Parties 119 Hearings to be in camera 120 Director-General may appear at hearings 121 Court may require attendance 122 Legal representation 123 Guardian ad litem—child 124 Guardian ad litem and amicus curiae—birth parents
of child 125 Support persons 126 Matters admissible in evidence 127 Wishes of child 128 How wishes of a child are expressed 129 Children not to be required to express wishes Chapter 7 Records of adoptions
Introduction 130 Functions of nominated officer in relation to orders
under this Act 131 Sending of records of orders to other States and
countries 132 Particulars of orders received from other
States Chapter 8 Adoption information
133 Prescribed information Part 2 Access to birth certificates and other
134 Adopted person’s rights 135 Adoptive parent’s rights 136 Birth parent’s rights 137 Access to adoption information by relatives and others
after death of adopted person or birth parent 138 Application for supply of adoption information 139 Persons designated to deal with applications 140 Discretion to supply adoption information 141 Discretion to withhold supply (or authorise the
withholding of supply) of information or to supply it subject to
conditions 142 Guidelines for release of prescribed information
etc 143 Access to court records 143A Application of State
Records Act 1998 Part 3 Advance notice
144 Object of Part 145 Definitions 146 Who may lodge an advance notice request? 147 How advance notice request is lodged 148 Advance Notice Register 149 Director-General to delay issue of supply authority or
prescribed information 150 Endorsement of details of advance notice
request 151 Expiration of advance notice registration 152 Arrangements to waive advance notice period 153 Notification to person who lodged advance notice
request Part 4 Contact vetoes
154 Adopted person or birth parent may lodge contact
veto 155 Contact veto may be lodged only for adoptions before
1990 156 How contact veto is lodged 157 Contact Veto Register 158 Director-General to endorse details of contact veto on
authority to supply adoption information 159 When contact veto takes effect 160 Expiration of contact veto 161 Arrangements to confirm, cancel or vary contact veto at
request of person seeking contact 162 Notification to person who lodged contact veto of request
for information 163 Notification to person affected by contact veto of
cancellation or variation 164 Undertakings not to contact person who has lodged contact
veto Part 5 Reunion and Information Register
165 Definition 166 Reunion and Information Register 167 Persons eligible to have their names entered in the
register 168 Message may be left 169 Director-General may refuse to enter name or take
message 170 Circumstances in which Director-General may open, inspect
and copy message 171 Director-General may delay delivery of message 172 Regulations 173 Arrangements for reunion of registered persons 174 Location of persons not registered Part 6 Miscellaneous
175 Duties of Director-General and accredited adoption
service providers Chapter 9 Offences
176 Definitions 177 Payments for NSW adoptions or intercountry adoptions and
adoption services 178 Unauthorised advertising 179 Making available or supplying prohibited adoption
advertising on on-line service 180 Restriction on publication of identity of
parties 181 False statements 182 Impersonation 183 Presenting forged consent or other document 184 Undue influence 185 Improper witnessing of consent 186 Unauthorised disclosure of information 187 Prohibition on contact with birth parents of
child 188 Veto on contact—offences Chapter 10 Review of decisions
Introduction 189 Reviewable decisions 190 Duty of relevant decision maker to give reasons in
request 191 Relevant decision maker may refuse reasons in certain
cases 192 Internal review 193 Decisions that are reviewable by Administrative Decisions
Tribunal Chapter 11 Miscellaneous
Introduction 194 Restriction on inspection of records 195 Consultation with Aboriginal persons 196 Consultation with Torres Strait Islanders 197 Manner of giving notice 198 Notices and other documents to be written in other
languages 199 Entitlements of disabled persons 200 Fees and charges 201 Provision of financial and other assistance to certain
children and birth parents 202 Administration of certain estates 202A Entry and inspection under search warrant 203 Authority to prosecute 204 Proceedings for offences 205 Exclusion from proceedings 206 Delegation 207 Rules of court 208 Regulations 209 Repeals 210 Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in
Respect of Intercountry Adoption 211 (Repealed) 212 Savings and transitional provisions 213 Review of Act Schedule 1 Convention on Protection of Children and
Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption