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Adoption Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002
Bill No.
137
Long Title
The purpose of this Bill is to give effect to the recommendations of the 1997 review of the Adoption Act 1994. The basis for the amendments are grounded in the principle that Adoption is a service for children. The Bill furthers the conceptual change that occurred in 1995, which introduced open adoption amongst the three main parties to adoption - the adoptee, the adoptive parents and the birth parents. The Bill also introduces addtional amendments that are related to administrative matters. These amendments will improve the operation of the Act.
Status
Assented to 04/01/2003
Royal Assent given 1 Apr 2003 as Act No. 8 of 2003. Different sections of this Act come into operation on Royal Assent and Proclamation. For details refer to Commencement Clause of the Bill (see also
Assent and Commencement information for Acts
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Current Bill
Download the Bill as Introduced
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Links
Bill137-3
EM-Bill137
Previous Versions of this Bill
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Note No.
Related Documents
Introduced
14 Aug 2002
First Reading
14 Aug 2002
Second Reading
14 Aug 2002
Second Reading Speech
Second Reading Agreed
16 Oct 2002
Consideration in Detail
13 Nov 2002
Amendments adopted
26 Nov 2002
Third Reading
27 Nov 2002
Legislative Council
Date
Note No.
Related Documents
First Reading
03 Dec 2002
Second Reading
03 Dec 2002
Second Reading Speech
Second Reading Agreed
13 Mar 2003
Committee of the whole
13 Mar 2003
Amendments adopted
13 Mar 2003
Third Reading
13 Mar 2003
Messages Between Houses
Date
Note No.
Legislative Council sent to the Legislative Assembly
18 Mar 2003
Other Procedures
Date
Note No.
Related Links
Amendments agreed to by Legislative Assembly
20 Mar 2003