Termination of adoptions
6 Termination of adoptions
The Governor in Council, by proclamation published in the Government Gazette, may fix a day as the day on which—
the adoption, under section 4(1), of the provisions of the Commonwealth Act referred to in section 4(1) terminates; or
the adoption, under section 4(2), of the provisions of the Commonwealth Act, referred to in section 4(2), terminates.
The Governor in Council, by proclamation published in the Government Gazette, may revoke a proclamation published under subsection (1), in which case the revoked proclamation, for the purposes of section 4, is taken never to have been published.
A revoking proclamation has effect only if published before the day fixed under subsection (1).
The revocation of a proclamation published under subsection (1) does not prevent publication of a further proclamation under that subsection.
S. 6A inserted by No. 25/2021 s. 4.
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