Adoption Amendment Regulations 2004 (WA)

30 December 2004 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 6903

Adoption Act 1994

Adoption Amendment Regulations 2004

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1. Citation
These are the Adoption Amendment Regulations 2004.

2.             Commencement

Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 comes into operation or on the day of their publication in the Gazette, whichever is the later.

These regulations come into operation on the day on which Part 2

3.             The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Adoption
Regulations 1995*.

[* Reprint 1 as at 3 October 2003.]

4.             Regulation 17 amended

(1)	Regulation 17(1) is amended by deleting “appeal to the District Court on the ground that the Minister made an error of law or of fact in making the decision.” and inserting instead —
“

apply to the State Administrative Tribunal for a review

of the decision.

”.

(2) Regulation 17(2) is amended as follows:

(a)	by deleting “An appeal” and inserting instead — “ An application for review ”;
(b)	by deleting “District Court” and inserting instead — “ State Administrative Tribunal ”;
(c)	by deleting “an appeal” and inserting instead — “ an application for review ”.

(3)	Regulation 17(3) and (4) are repealed.
5.	Regulation 18 repealed Regulation 18 is repealed.

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6.	Regulation 19 amended Regulation 19(1)(d) is amended by deleting “on appeal to the District Court.” and inserting instead — “ on review by the State Administrative Tribunal. ”.
7.	Regulation 23F amended Regulation 23F(4) is amended as follows:

(a)	by deleting “an appeal” and inserting instead — “ an application for review ”;
(b)	by deleting “District Court.” and inserting instead — “ State Administrative Tribunal. ”.

8.             Regulation 23M amended

(1) Regulation 23M(1) is amended by deleting “appeal to the
District Court on the ground that the State Central Authority
made an error of law or of fact in making the decision.” and
inserting instead —
“

apply to the State Administrative Tribunal for a review

of the decision.

”.

(2) Regulation 23M(2) is amended as follows:

(a)	by deleting “An appeal” and inserting instead — “ An application for review ”;
(b)	by deleting “District Court” and inserting instead — “ State Administrative Tribunal ”;
(c)	by deleting “an appeal” and inserting instead — “ an application for review ”.

(3)	Regulation 23M(3) and (4) are repealed.
9.	Regulation 23N repealed Regulation 23N is repealed.
10.	Regulation 23O amended Regulation 23O(1)(d) is amended by deleting “on appeal to the District Court.” and inserting instead — “ on review by the State Administrative Tribunal. ”.

11.           Regulation 77 amended

(1) Regulation 77(1) is amended by deleting “appeal to the District Court on the ground that the Director-General made an error of law or of fact in making the decision.” and inserting instead — “

apply to the State Administrative Tribunal for a review

of the decision.

”.

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(2)	Regulation 77(2), (3) and (4) are repealed.
12.	Regulation 78 repealed Regulation 78 is repealed.

13.           Regulation 80 amended

Regulation 80(1)(d) is amended be deleting “appeal to the
District Court.” and inserting instead —

“ review by the State Administrative Tribunal. ”.

By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.