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Adoption (Fees) Regulations 2005

S.R. No. 130/2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

1.Objective

2.Authorising provision

3.Commencement

PART 2—AMENDMENT OF ADOPTION (INTERCOUNTRY FEES) REGULATIONS 2002

4.Section 51 fee—Secretary supervising a non-citizen child

5.Section 68 fee—Secretary supervising a non-citizen child

6.Fee to register interest in adopting a non-citizen child

7.Fee for assessment of applicants for adoption of child outside Australia

8.Fees in relation to administrative and other expenses incurred by the Secretary or principal officer

PART 3—AMENDMENT OF ADOPTION REGULATIONS 1998

9.Adoption Regulations 1998 fees

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STATUTORY RULES 2005

S.R. No. 130/2005

Adoption Act 1984

Adoption (Fees) Regulations 2005

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 25 October 2005

Responsible Minister:

SHERRYL GARBUTT
Minister for Community Services

RUTH LEACH

Clerk of the Executive Council

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

1.Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to convert the fees prescribed under the Adoption Act 1984 from monetary amounts to fee units to enable the automatic indexation of those fees under the Monetary Units Act 2004.

2.Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 130 of the Adoption Act 1984.

3.Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 November 2005.

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PART 2—AMENDMENT OF ADOPTION (INTERCOUNTRY FEES) REGULATIONS 2002

4.Section 51 fee—Secretary supervising a non-citizen child

In regulation 5 of the Adoption (Intercountry Fees) Regulations 2002[1], for "$1400" substitute "136×8 fee units".

5.Section 68 fee—Secretary supervising a non-citizen child

In regulation 6 of the Adoption (Intercountry Fees) Regulations 2002, for "$1400" substitute "136×8 fee units".

6.Fee to register interest in adopting a non-citizen child

In regulation 7 of the Adoption (Intercountry Fees) Regulations 2002, for "$100" substitute "9×7 fee units".

7.Fee for assessment of applicants for adoption of child outside Australia

In the Adoption (Intercountry Fees) Regulations 2002—

(a)in regulation 8(a), for "$1550" substitute "151×4 fee units";

(b)in regulation 8(b), for "$2650" substitute "258×9 fee units".

8.Fees in relation to administrative and other expenses incurred by the Secretary or principal officer

In the Adoption (Intercountry Fees) Regulations 2002—

(a)in regulation 9(a)(i), for "$1000" substitute "97×7 fee units";

(b)in regulation 9(a)(ii), for "$1200" substitute "117×2 fee units";

(c)in regulation 9(b), for "$1300" substitute "127 fee units";

(d)in regulation 9(c), for "$1000" substitute "97×7 fee units".

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PART 3—AMENDMENT OF ADOPTION REGULATIONS 1998

9.Adoption Regulations 1998 fees

In regulation 39(2) of the Adoption Regulations 1998[2], for "$75" substitute "7×3 fee units".

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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 129/2002.

[2] Reg. 9: S.R. No. 13/1998.  Reprint No. 1 as at 6 May 2004.  Reprinted to S.R. No. 77/2002.

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Fee Units

These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units established under the Monetary Units Act 2004.

The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.

The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2005, is $10.49.  The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.

The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004.  The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.