Adoption of Children Act Amendment Act of 1941 (5 Geo Vi No. 7) (Qld)

16 CHILDREN. Adoption of Ohildren Aot Amendment Aot. 5 GEO. VI. No. 7, BILLS OF SALE. See MERCANTILE LAW. BUFFALO FLY CONTROL. See STOCK. CERTIFIED SEEDS. See AGRICULTURE. CHILDREN. 5 G N E o O . . 7 V . I. An Act to Amend "The Adoption of Children Act of THE ADOPTION OF CmLDREN 1935" in certain particulars. AO!r AHENDHEN!r AO!r OF [ASSENTED TO 13TH NOVEMBER, 1941.] 1941. B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- Short title and con- struction. 1. (1.) This Act may be cited as " The Adoption of Ohildren Act Amendment Act of 1941," and shall be read as one with *" The Adoption of Ohildren Act of 1935," herein referred to as the Principal Act. Collective title. (2.) The Principal Act and this Act may collectively be cited as "The AdoptionofChildrenAct8, 1935 to 1941." Amendment8 of the Principal Act. Amendment 2. (1.) The following proviso is added to section of s. 13. thirteen of the Principal Act, namely : - " Provided that the Deputy Director, State Children Department, Brisbane, shall be such authority in the absence of the said Director; and the fact that such Deputy Director makes any adoption order under this Act shall be conclusive proof of the absence of the said Director until the contrary is proved." (2.) The amendment made to the Principal Act by this section shall be deemed to have been so made at the date of commencement thereof and this section shall have retrospective operation and effect accordingly. • 26 G. 5 No. 7. See v. 1, p. 719.

1941. CHILDREN. Adoption of Ohi7i1tren Act AmenWment Act. 17 3. A new section 21A is inserted in the Principal New s. 21A. Act after section twenty-one, as follows:- "[21A.] (1.) Notwithstanding anything contained in Reciprocal this Act, the Minister may make arrangements with the : : ; : ~ ! ~ th Minister administering any Territory of the Common- respec~ to wealth or administering any law of any other State ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : ade relating to the adoption of children for the transmission in any other to, or by him, as the case requires, of a duly certified ~ ! ~ t~ ~ of copy of any adoption order concerning a child born in the Common. the State of Queensland and adopted under the law ofl,ealth. such Territory of the Commonwealth or other State or born in such Territory of the Commonwealth or other State and adopted under this Act. (2.) Where a duly certified copy of an adoption order made in any Territory of the Commonwealth or other State in respect of a child born in this State is received in pursuance of an arrangement made under subsection one of this section it shall be forwarded to the Registrar-General, who shall deal with the copy as if it were a copy of an adoption order made in this State. (3.) Any document purporting to be certified as a copy of an adoption order made in any Territory of the Commonwealth or in any other State shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be a duly certified copy of such adoption order, and the person appearing to have certified such copy shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been the proper person to certify the document. (4.) In this section "Territory of the Common- wealth" means every Territory under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia and every Territory governed by the Commonwealth of Australia under a mandate." CITY ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY BRISBANE RIVER TIDAL LANDS RECLAMATION. See HARBOURS. CLOSER SETTLEMENT. See LAND. COAL AND OIL SHALE MINERS' PENSIONS See MINING.