Supreme Court (Adoption of Children) Amendment Act 1982 (NSW)

SUPREME COURT (ADOPTION OF CHILDREN) AMENDMENT

ACT, 1982, No. 38

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Act No. 38 ,1982 .

An Act to amend section 48 of the Supreme Court Act, 1970, to provide that

appeals to the Supreme Court from decisions of the Adoption Tribunal

shall be assigned to the Court of Appeal. [Assented to, 5th May, 1982.]

Act No. 38, 1982. 2

Supreme Court {Adoption of Children) Amendment.

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Short title.

1.          This Act may be cited as the “Supreme Court (Adoption of Children)

Amendment Act, 1982”.

Commencement.

2.      (1) This section and section 1 shall commence on the date of assent

to this Act.

(2) Except as provided by subsection (1), this Act shall commence on the day appointed and notified under section 2 (3) of the Adoption of Children (Amendment) Act, 1980.

Amendment of Act No. 52, 1970.

3. The Supreme Court Act, 1970, is amended in the manner set forth

in Schedule 1.

SCHEDULE 1.

(Sec. 3.)

A m endm ents to Section 48 of the Su prem e Court A c t , 1970.

Section 48 (1) (a), definition of “specified tribunal”—

(a) From subparagraph (vii), omit “or” where lastly occurring.

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Supreme Court {Adoption of Children) Amendment.

SCHEDULE 1—continued.

Amendments to Section 48 of the Supreme Court Act, 1970—

continued.

(b) From subparagraph (viii), omit “Committee.”, insert instead “Committee; or”;

(c) After subparagraph (viii), insert:—

(ix) the Adoption Tribunal.