Adoption Act 1993

Number: A1993-20
Status: In Force

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Current version

Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
2 September 2023	HTML PDF Word	R25	2 September 2023	Republication for expiry of provision (s 122)

Administering Minister and Directorate

Minister for Children, Youth and Family Services - Community Services Directorate
Minister for Human Rights - Justice and Community Safety Directorate

Legislative instruments

Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws

Name	Status	Classifier	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Adoption Regulation 1993	None		Subordinate laws	s 121	27 April 2016	SL1993-31
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2002 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	1 July 2002 - 1 July 2003	DI2002-65
Attorney-General (Determination of Fees and Charges for 2002/2003) 2002 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	1 July 2002 - 30 June 2003	DI2002-126
Regulations Revision Regulations(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 121	22 March 1994 - 29 March 2001	SL1994-7
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2001(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	1 July 2001 - 30 June 2002	DI2001-162
Attorney General (Determination of Fees and Charges for 2003/2004) 2003 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	1 July 2003 - 30 June 2004	DI2003-90
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2003(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	1 July 2003 - 30 June 2004	DI2003-179
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2000(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	1 July 2000 - 30 June 2001	DI2000-214
Adoption (Fees) Revocation and Determination 2000(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	1 July 2000 - 30 June 2001	DI2000-198
Adoption (Fees) Determination 1999(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 118	7 July 1999 - 30 June 2000	DI1999-169
Adoption (Fees) Determination 1999(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	SL1993-31 s 31	1 July 1999 - 30 June 2000	DI1999-156
Adoption (Fees) Revocation and Determination 1998(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	SL1993-31 s 31	1 September 1998 - 30 June 1999	DI1998-205
Adoption (Fees) Determination 1998(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	1 July 1998 - 6 July 1999	DI1998-149
Adoption (Fees) Determination 1995(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	1 July 1995 - 22 October 1995	DI1995-56
Adoption (Fees) Determination 1995(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	SL1993-31 s 31	1 July 1995 - 3 November 1996	DI1995-58
Adoption (Fees) Determination 1995(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	23 October 1995 - 30 June 1996	DI1995-149
Adoption (Fees) Determination 1997(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	1 July 1997 - 30 June 1998	DI1997-115
Adoption (Fees) Determination 1997(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	SL1993-31 s 31	1 October 1997 - 31 August 1998	DI1997-207
Adoption (Fees) Determination 1994(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	SL1993-31 s 31	1 July 1994 - 30 June 1995	DI1994-77
Adoption (Fees) Determination 1994(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	11 July 1994 - 30 June 1995	DI1994-107
Adoption (Fees) Determination 1996(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	1 July 1996 - 1 July 1997	DI1996-58
Adoption (Fees) Determination 1996(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	SL1993-31 s 31	4 November 1996 - 30 September 1997	DI1996-239
Adoption (Fees) Determination 1993(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	30 June 1993 - 10 July 1994	DI1993-75
Attorney-General (Fees) Determination 2004(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	1 July 2004 - 29 June 2005	DI2004-106
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2004(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	1 July 2004 - 1 July 2005	DI2004-138
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2005(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	2 July 2005 - 30 June 2006	DI2005-70
Adoption (Adoption Information Service Counsellor) Approval 2005 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	s 72	15 July 2005 - 3 March 2016	NI2005-255
Adoption Commencement Notice 1993(Repealed)	Repealed		Commencement notices	s 2	14 July 1993 - 1 August 1993	CN1993-19
Adoption (Adoption Information Service Counsellor) Approval 2006 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	s 72	7 April 2006 - 3 March 2016	NI2006-115
Adoption Counsellor Approval(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	s 72	6 August 1993 - 3 March 2016	NI1993-313
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2006 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	1 July 2006 - 19 June 2008	DI2006-114
Adoption Review Committee Appointment 2007 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 17	29 May 2007 - 31 March 2008	DI2007-111
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2008 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	20 June 2008 - 13 August 2009	DI2008-127
Adoption Review Committee Appointment 2008 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 17	8 August 2008 - 31 March 2009	DI2008-199
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2009 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	14 August 2009 - 29 April 2010	DI2009-186
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2010 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	30 April 2010 - 27 June 2011	DI2010-51
Adoption Amendment Regulation 2010 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 121	3 August 2010 - 4 August 2010	SL2010-32
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2011 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	28 June 2011 - 30 June 2012	DI2011-153
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2012 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	1 July 2012 - 25 July 2013	DI2012-135
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2013 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	26 July 2013 - 30 June 2014	DI2013-200
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2014 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015	DI2014-199
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2015 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	1 July 2015 - 30 June 2017	DI2015-182
Adoption (Counsellor) Approval 2016 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	s 72	4 March 2016 - 11 April 2016	NI2016-110
Adoption (Counsellor) Approval 2016 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	s 72	12 April 2016 - 29 July 2019	NI2016-176
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2017 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	1 July 2017 - 25 June 2018	DI2017-185
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2018 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	26 June 2018 - 1 November 2018	DI2018-182
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2018 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	2 November 2018 - 27 June 2019	DI2018-267
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2019 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	28 June 2019 - 30 June 2020	DI2019-150
Adoption (Counsellor) Approval 2019 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	s 72	30 July 2019 - 4 August 2022	NI2019-478
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2020 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 188	1 July 2020 - 8 December 2022	DI2020-190
Adoption (Counsellor) Approval 2022 (No 1)	None		Notifiable instruments	s 72	5 August 2022	NI2022-371
Adoption (Fees) Determination 2022 (No 1)	None	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 118	9 December 2022	DI2022-257

Related instruments

Name	Effective	Year and No	Classification	Status
Public Sector Management (Adoption) Delegation 2012 (No 1)	29 June 2012	NI2012-330	ni	None
Public Sector Management (Adoption) Delegation 2019 (No 1) (Repealed)	21 August 2019 - 30 March 2023	NI2019-624	ni	Repealed
Public Sector Management (Adoption) Delegation 2023	31 March 2023	NI2023-171	ni	None

Approved forms

Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws

Form name/number	Status	Description	Made for	Effective	Year and No	CategoryAll
Adoption Regulations 1993—Form 1	None	General consent of parent or guardian to adoption	s 5	12 September 2001	AF2002-56	ShowInAll
Adoption Regulations 1993—Form 2	None	Limited consent of parent or guardian to adoption	s 8	12 September 2001	AF2002-57	ShowInAll
Adoption Regulations 1993—Form 3	None	Memorandum of adoption order	s 8	12 September 2001	AF2002-58	ShowInAll

Point-in-time versions

Enter a date to find a version from 31 July 1993 onwards:

The following table lists 31 point in time versions. You can skip this and jump to the next tab.
Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
2 September 2023	HTML PDF Word	R25	2 September 2023	Republication for expiry of provision (s 122)
20 August 2021 - 1 September 2023	HTML PDF Word	R24	20 August 2021	Republication for amendments by A2020-40
1 September 2020 - 19 August 2021	HTML PDF Word	R23	1 September 2020	Republication for amendments by A2020-39
14 November 2019 - 31 August 2020	HTML PDF Word	R22	14 November 2019	Republication for amendments by A2019-42
9 March 2017 - 13 November 2019	HTML PDF Word	R21	9 March 2017	Republication for amendments by A2017-4
23 June 2016 - 8 March 2017	HTML PDF Word	R20	23 June 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-38
1 April 2016 - 22 June 2016	HTML PDF Word	R19	1 April 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-13
11 September 2012 - 31 March 2016	HTML PDF Word	R18	11 September 2012	Republication for amendments by A2012-40
23 April 2012 - 10 September 2012	HTML PDF Word	R17	23 April 2012	Republication for expiry of transitional provisions (pt 20)
1 March 2012 - 22 April 2012	HTML PDF Word	R16	1 March 2012	Republication for amendments by A2011-48
1 July 2011 - 29 February 2012	HTML PDF Word	R15*	1 July 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-22
22 April 2010 - 30 June 2011	HTML PDF Word	R14	22 April 2010	Republication for amendments by A2009-36
6 March 2009 - 21 April 2010	HTML PDF Word	R13	6 March 2009	Republication for amendments by A2009-6
2 February 2009 - 5 March 2009	HTML PDF Word	R12	2 February 2009	Republication for amendments by A2008-37
27 October 2008 - 1 February 2009	HTML PDF Word	R11	27 October 2008	Republication for amendments by A2008-20
26 August 2008 - 26 October 2008	HTML PDF Word	R10	26 August 2008	Republication for amendments by A2008-28
29 September 2006 - 25 August 2008	HTML PDF Word	R9	29 September 2006	Republication for amendments by A2006-40
1 March 2006 - 28 September 2006	HTML PDF Word	R8*	1 March 2006	Republication for amendments by A2005-47 as amended by A2006-3
9 April 2004 - 28 February 2006	HTML PDF Word	R7	9 April 2004	Republication for amendments by A2004-15
22 March 2004 - 8 April 2004	HTML PDF Word	R6	22 March 2004	Republication for amendments by A2004-1
13 September 2002 - 21 March 2004	HTML PDF Word	R5	13 September 2002	Republication for commenced expiry
12 September 2001 - 12 September 2002	HTML PDF Word	R4	13 December 2001	Republication for amendments by A2001-44
10 May 2000 - 11 September 2001	HTML PDF Word	R3A	11 August 2003	Republication for amendments by A1999-64
9 December 1998 - 9 May 2000	HTML PDF Word	R3 (RI)	11 August 2003	Reissued electronic republication of printed version Republication for amendments by A1997-113 and A1998-54
1 June 1998 - 23 June 1998	HTML PDF Word	R2A	11 August 2003	Republication for amendments by A1997-96
15 December 1994 - 31 May 1998	HTML PDF Word	R2 (RI)	11 August 2003	Republication for amendments by A1994-97 Reissued electronic republication of printed version
29 November 1994 - 14 December 1994	HTML PDF Word	R1C	11 August 2003	Republication for amendments by A1994-81
14 November 1994 - 28 November 1994	HTML PDF Word	R1B	11 August 2003	Republication for amendments by A1994-60
1 July 1994 - 13 November 1994	HTML PDF Word	R1A	11 August 2003	Republication for amendments by A1994-38
1 October 1993 - 30 June 1994	HTML PDF Word	R1 (RI)	11 August 2003	Reissued electronic republication of printed version Republication for amendments by A1993-64
27 August 1993 - 30 September 1993	HTML PDF Word	R0A	11 August 2003	Republication for amendments by A1993-44
31 July 1993	HTML PDF Word	As notified	2 April 1993

Bill and Explanatory statement

The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Adoption Bill 1992.

Notification statement

The Adoption Act 1993 was passed by the Legislative Assembly and was notified in the Gazette on 2 April 1993 (Gaz 1993 No S46).

(Parliamentary Counsel)

Act as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats	Notes
2 April 1993	31 July 1993	HTML PDF Word

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
s 1, s 2	2 April 1993	s 2 (1)
remainder	31 July 1993	s 2 (2) and Gaz 1993 No S28

Expiries

Provision	Expiry date	Expiry method
s 122	1 September 2023 (midnight)	s 122 (3)
pt 20	22 April 2012 (midnight)	s 206 (1)
s 120A (4)-(7)	12 September 2002 (midnight)	s 120A (7)

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2019-42	Statute Law Amendment Act 2019	sch 3 pt 3.2	14 November 2019
A2017-4	Statute Law Amendment Act 2017	sch 3 pt 3.3	9 March 2017
A2016-38	Children and Young People Legislation Amendment Act 2016	pt 2	23 June 2016
A2016-13	Protection of Rights (Services) Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (No 2)	sch 1 pt 1.2	1 April 2016
A2012-40	Civil Unions Act 2012	sch 3 pt 3.2	11 September 2012
A2011-48	Evidence (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011	sch 1 pt 1.2	1 March 2012
A2011-22	Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2011	sch 1 pt 1.5	1 July 2011
A2009-36	Adoption Amendment Act 2009 (No 2)	ss 4-74	22 April 2010
A2009-6	Adoption Amendment Act 2009	s 4, s 5	6 March 2009
A2008-37	ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 2)	sch 1 pt 1.2	2 February 2009
A2008-28	Statute Law Amendment Act 2008	sch 3 pt 3.1	26 August 2008
A2008-20	Children and Young People (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008	sch 3 pt 3.1	27 October 2008
A2006-40	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2006	sch 2 pt 2.4	29 September 2006
A2006-22	Civil Unions Act 2006	sch 1 pt 1.2	never commenced
A2005-47	Public Advocate Act 2005	sch 1 pt 1.1	1 March 2006
A2004-15	Criminal Code (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Amendment Act 2004	sch 2 pt 2.2	9 April 2004
A2004-1	Parentage Act 2004	sch 1 pt 1.2	22 March 2004
A2001-44	Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001	pt 7	12 September 2001
A1999-64	Children and Young People (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999	sch 2	10 May 2000
A1998-54	Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1998	sch	9 December 1998
A1997-113	Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration (Consequential Provisions) Act 1997	sch	24 June 1998
A1997-96	Legal Practitioners (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997	sch 1	1 June 1998
A1994-97	Statutory Offices (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994	sch pt 1	15 December 1994
A1994-81	Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1994	sch	29 November 1994
A1994-60	Administrative Appeals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994	sch 1	14 November 1994
A1994-38	Public Sector Management (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 1994	sch 1 pt 4	1 July 1994
A1993-64	Registrar-General (Consequential Provisions) Act 1993	sch 1	1 October 1993
A1993-44	Acts Revision (Position of Crown) Act 1993	sch 2	27 August 1993
A2020-39	Adoption Amendment Act 2020	ss 4-8	1 September 2020
A2020-40	Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Act 2020	sch 1	20 August 2021