Adoption Regulation 1993

An entity mentioned in schedule 2, column 4 is prescribed.

Schedule 1 Registering officers

(see s 29)

column 1 item

column 2

State or Territory

column 3 registering officer

1

New South Wales

principal registrar of births, deaths and marriages

2

Victoria

government statist

3

Queensland

registrar-general

4

Western Australia

registrar-general

5

South Australia

principal registrar of births, deaths and marriages

6

Tasmania

registrar of births, deaths and marriages

7

Northern Territory

registrar of births, deaths and marriages

8

Norfolk Island

registrar of births, deaths and marriages

9

Christmas Island

registrar-general of births, deaths and marriages

10

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

registrar-general of births, deaths and marriages

Schedule 2 Reviewable decisions

(see s 30 and s 30A)

Note If a child or young person is mentioned in col 4 in relation to a decision, the director‑general must give a notice to the child or young person only if the director‑general considers it appropriate, having regard to the age of the child or young person (see Act, s 103 (2)).

column 1 item

column 2 section

column 3 decision

column 4 entity

1

Act, 18

refuse to approve application under section 18

applicant for approval

2

Act, 19

removal of person’s name from register under section 19

person whose name was removed

3

Act, 32

deny access

person denied access or person who has custody of child or young person or child or young person

4

Act, 38

refuse to declare that child or young person is under director‑general’s guardianship

requesting authority in State or another Territory or person with whom child or young person has been placed with view to adoption or child or young person

5

Act, 62

refuse to give information, request authority to give information, or make enquires

applicant for information

6

Act, 62 (3)

refuse to cause search to be made in register of births or refuse to issue copy of, or extract from, search or notification of result of search

applicant for search

7

Act, 68 (7)

withhold information

applicant for information

8

Act, 72 (1)

supply document or information when applicant has not attended interview with approved counsellor

applicant for document or information

9

Act, 72 (4)

refuse to approve person as counsellor

person refused approval

10

Act, 82

refuse to grant approval of private adoption agency

principal officer of organisation

11

Act, 85

revoke or suspend approval

principal officer of organisation that has approval revoked or suspended

12

Act, 92

deny approval of communication

person who seeks approval to communicate or child or young person or adoptive parent

13

Act, 92 (b)

approve communication subject to conditions or restrictions

person who seeks approval to communicate or child or young person or adoptive parent

14

Act, 94 (2) (b)

refuse to approve payment in respect of hospital and medical expenses

adoptive parent or birth mother of child or young person or person who sought approval of payment

15

Act, 94 (2) (c)

refuse to authorise payment or reward

adoptive parent or birth mother of child or young person or person who sought approval of payment or reward

16

Act, 96 (2)

refuse to approve advertising or other matter

person who seeks approval of advertisement or other matter or child or young person

17

16 (a)

refuse to approve tertiary qualification in social work or in appropriate social science

person who seeks appointment as principal officer of private adoption agency

18

17 (a)

refuse to approve course in social work

person who seeks to act for or on behalf of private adoption agency

Dictionary

(see s 2)

Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.

Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

 civil union

 director‑general (see s 163)

 domestic partner (see s 169 (1))

 function

 proceeding.

Note 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Adoption Act 1993 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For example, the following terms are defined in the Adoption Act 1993, dict:

 adoption order

 birth parent

 charitable organisation

 court

 general consent

 guardian

 instrument of consent

 interim order

 limited consent

 principal officer

 private adoption agency

 register of births

 register of suitable people.

adoption record means—

that contains personal information about a person applying to adopt a child, or a person relinquishing a child for adoption.

primary witness means a person mentioned in section 7 (2).

register of adoptions means the register kept under section 22.

secondary witness means a person mentioned in section 7 (3).