📜 Adoption Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002
Assented toLABill 13714 August 2002
The Adoption Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 amends the Adoption Act 1994 to incorporate changes following a legislative review, reinforcing that adoption is a service for children. It refines current practices related to open adoption and the roles of adoption agencies and committees.
Impact
Children, adoptive parents, and birth parents are affected. The bill aims to ensure the best interests of the child are the primary consideration in adoption processes and to provide a fairer and more transparent system.
Key Changes
["Reinforces that adoption is a service for the child.", "Establishes a single Adoption Application Committee.", "Refines the definition of 'carer' to prevent bypassing adoption requirements.", "Changes 'contact and mediation agency' to 'contact and mediation licensee'."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LA Second Reading MovedLA14 Aug 2002
- LA IntroducedLA14 Aug 2002
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA16 Oct 2002
- LA Consideration in DetailLA13 Nov 2002
- LA AmendedLA26 Nov 2002
- LA Third ReadingLA27 Nov 2002
- LC Second Reading MovedLC3 Dec 2002
- LC AmendedLC13 Mar 2003
- LC Third ReadingLC13 Mar 2003
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC13 Mar 2003
Affected Sectors
public_sectorjustice
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