Adoption Amendment Regulations 2014 (WA)

27 June 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2309

C N301*

Adoption Act 1994

Adoption Amendment Regulations 2014

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Adoption Amendment
Regulations 2014.

2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(1) For section 61(1) of the Act, a fee of $563 is payable for the preparation of a written report for the Court's

(a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;

(b) the rest of the regulations — on 1 July 2014.

3.            Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Adoption Regulations 1995.

4.            Regulation 87A replaced

Delete regulation 87A and insert:

87A. Fee for preparation of Court report for adoption by
step-parent, certain relatives or carers

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use in proceedings for an adoption order in relation to a child to be adopted by a step-parent, relative or carer of the child.

(2) A fee is not payable under subregulation (1) if the child is the subject of any of these orders under the Children and Community Services Act 2004 —

(a)	a protection order (time-limited);
(b)	a protection order (until 18);
(c)	a protection order (special guardianship).

5.            Various fees amended

Amend the provisions listed in the Table as set out in the Table.

Table

Provision Delete Insert

r. 86B	$194	$243
r. 87(a)	$765	$956
r. 87(b)	$1 006	$1 258
r. 87(c)	$663	$829

N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.