Family Law (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Regulations 1998

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Family Law Act 1975

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C2004H01289 C01

02 December 1999 - 28 November 2000

This instrument was backcaptured in accordance with Section 36 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003

Table of contents

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 Interpretation
3A Headings of certain documents
4 Convention countries
5 Commonwealth Central Authority
6 Functions etc of Commonwealth Central Authority
7 Notice of designation of Commonwealth Central Authority
8 State Central Authorities
9 State Central Authorities — designation by Commonwealth
10 Notice of designation of State Central Authority
11 State Central Authorities and accredited bodies
12 Notice of accreditation
13 Notice of revocation
14 Adoption of Australian child into a Convention country
15 Adoption in Australia of a child from a Convention country
16 Adoption of a child from a Convention country to Australia
17 Adoption of a child from a Convention country to another Convention country
18 Effect of recognition of an adoption
19 Evidential value of adoption compliance certificate
20 Order terminating legal relationship between child and parents
21 Decision in a Convention country to convert an adoption
22 Refusal to recognise an adoption or an article 27 decision
23 Notice of application under regulation 22
24 Meaning of arising in a State or Territory
24A Jurisdiction of Family Court of Australia
24B Appeals may be made to Full Court of Family Court of Australia
24C Evidence given in an appeal
24D Time for instituting appeal
24E Orders that may be made on appeal
24F Appeals to High Court
25 Jurisdiction of courts — New South Wales
26 Jurisdiction of courts — Victoria
27 Jurisdiction of courts — Queensland
28 Jurisdiction of courts — South Australia
29 Jurisdiction of Family Court of Western Australia — Western Australia, Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands
30 Jurisdiction of courts — Tasmania
31 Jurisdiction of courts — Australian Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory, Heard and McDonald Islands and Australian Antarctic Territory
32 Jurisdiction of courts — Northern Territory and Ashmore and Cartier Islands
33 Jurisdiction of courts — Norfolk Island and the Coral Seas Islands Territory
34 Application
- Schedule 1 The Convention
- Schedule 2 Convention countries
- Schedule 3 Forms

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