Adoption Regulations 2016

For the purpose of section 31(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed form is a document containing information on the following matters:

the nature of adoption, the effect of an adoption order and the effect of signing a consent to adoption;

the alternatives to adoption and the availability of relevant services and support;

the right of the consenting person to express wishes and to be notified of certain matters in respect of adoption arrangements for the child;

the right of the consenting person to have reasonable access to the child throughout the revocation period referred to in section 35(1) of the Act;

the right of the consenting person to obtain a copy of the child's birth certificate before the making of an adoption order;

the provisions of the Act relating to revocation of consent;

the provisions of section 90 of the Act relating to the Adoption Information Register.