Secs, 133AA: Ins 2021 No 16, Sch 1[1].
Secs, 133AB: Ins 2021 No 16, Sch 1[1].
whole Act (except cl 3 (3) of sch 3): Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.1 [1] (“adoption agency” omitted wherever occurring, “adoption service provider” inserted instead).
whole Act (except the hdg to cl 3 of sch 3): Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.1 [2] (“adoption agencies” omitted wherever occurring, “adoption service providers” inserted instead).
whole Act (except sch 3): Am 2015 No 29, Sch 1 [1] (“Director-General” and “Director-General’s” omitted wherever occurring, “Secretary” and “Secretary’s” inserted instead, respectively).
An Act with respect to the adoption of children and access of information relating to an adoption; to repeal the Adoption of Children Act 1965 and the Adoption Information Act 1990; to amend the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act
1995 with respect to registration of adoptions and adopted persons’ birth records; to make consequential amendments to other Acts; and for other purposes.
Chapter 1PreliminaryIntroduction—This Chapter contains provisions that are helpful in understanding the Act as a whole. It also contains some machinery provisions.
1Name of ActThis Act is the Adoption Act
2000.
2CommencementThis Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.
3DefinitionsExpressions used in this Act (or in a particular provision of this Act) that are defined in the Dictionary at the end of the Act have the meanings set out in the Dictionary.
Note—Expressions used in this Act (or in a particular provision of this Act) that are defined in the Interpretation
Act 1987 have the meanings set out in that Act.
4Meaning of “Aboriginal” and “Torres Strait Islander”(1)In this Act—
Aboriginal has the same meaning as Aboriginal person has in the Aboriginal
Land Rights Act 1983.
Aboriginal child means a child descended from an Aboriginal and includes a child who is the subject of a determination under subsection (2).
Torres Strait
Islander means a person who—
- (a)
is descended from a Torres Strait Islander, and
- (b)
identifies as a Torres Strait Islander, and
- (c)
is accepted as a Torres Strait Islander by a Torres Strait Islander community.
Torres Strait Islander
child means a child descended from a Torres Strait Islander and includes a child who is the subject of a determination under subsection (3).
(2)Despite the definition of Aboriginal in subsection (1), the Court may determine that a child is an Aboriginal for the purposes of this Act if the Court is satisfied that the child is of Aboriginal descent.
(3)Despite the definition of Torres Strait
Islander in subsection (1), the Court may determine that a child is a Torres Strait Islander for the purposes of this Act if the Court is satisfied that the child is of Torres Strait Islander descent.
s 4: Am 2001 No 118, Sch 2.1.
5NotesIntroductions to Chapters and other notes in the text of this Act do not form part of this Act.