Family Law (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 96

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Family Law Act 1975.

Dated 8 May 2006

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Attorney‑General

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Family Law (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Amendment of Family Law (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Regulations 1998

  Schedule 1 amends the Family Law (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Regulations 1998.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

 

[1] Schedule 2

after

Austria

1 September 1999

insert

Azerbaijan

1 October 2004

Belarus

1 November 2003

Belgium

1 September 2005

[2] Schedule 2

after

Chile

1 November 1999

insert

China

1 January 2006

[3] Schedule 2

after

Germany

1 March 2002

insert

Guatemala

1 March 2003

Guinea

1 February 2004

Hungary

1 August 2005

[4] Schedule 2

after

Iceland

15 August 2000

insert

India

1 October 2003

[5] Schedule 2

after

Luxembourg

1 November 2002

insert

Malta

1 February 2005

[6] Schedule 2

after

Poland

1 December 1998

insert

Portugal

1 July 2004

[7] Schedule 2

after

Romania

1 December 1998

insert

San Marino

1 February 2005

[8] Schedule 2

after

Slovenia

1 May 2002

insert

South Africa

1 December 2003

[9] Schedule 2

after

Switzerland

1 January 2003

insert

Thailand

1 August 2004

[10] Schedule 2

after

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — extended to the following territory:

1 June 2003

 (a) the Isle of Man

1 November 2003

insert

Uruguay

1 April 2004

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.frli.gov.au.