Adoption Act 1994

The Governor may make regulations prescribing all matters that are required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed, or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed, for giving effect to the purposes of this Act.

Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), regulations may —

be made for the purpose of prescribing the fees to be payable in relation to proceedings in the Court under this Act; and

provide for the conduct of parentage testing procedures under parentage testing orders; and

provide for the preparation of reports relating to the information obtained as the result of conducting such procedures.

If no provision is made by regulation under subsection (1) or (2) in relation to a matter for which regulations may be made under either of those subsections —

the provisions of the regulations under the Family Court Act 1997 that are most nearly applicable in relation to the matter are to apply; or

if there is no provision such as that mentioned in paragraph (a), the regulations under the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth that are most nearly applicable in relation to the matter are to apply.

Regulations made under this Act may provide for a penalty for contravention of a provision of the regulations not exceeding a fine of $2 000.

Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), regulations may be made prescribing all matters that are necessary or convenient for giving effect to the Hague Convention including —

granting accreditation to a body for the purposes of Article 9 of the Hague Convention; and

the functions that may be performed by a body granted accreditation; and

the qualifications of and requirements to be satisfied by an applicant for accreditation; and

the procedure for applications and grounds for refusal of applications; and

the duration, renewal, revocation and suspension of accreditation; and

the effect of the winding up of an accredited body or revocation or suspension of accreditation, in relation to records and documents held by the accredited body or former accredited body; and

the conferral of a right to apply to the State Administrative Tribunal for a review of a decision as to an application or as to accreditation; and

the requirements for public notification of the accreditation of bodies; and

the provision of a biannual report to the Minister on the operations of the body in relation to the performance of authorised functions and any other information as the Minister may direct in writing; and

the provision of a code of conduct for an accredited body and its staff.