Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated ActsNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
ADOPTION OF CHILDREN ACT 1994
As in force at 3 March 2023
Table of provisions
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF
AUSTRALIA
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As in force at 3 March 2023
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ADOPTION OF CHILDREN ACT 1994
1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od =
order
app = appendix om =
omitted
bl = by-law pt =
Part
ch = Chapter r =
regulation/rule
cl = clause rem =
remainder
div = Division renum =
renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep
= repealed
f = forms s =
section
Gaz =
Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg =
heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins =
inserted SL = Subordinate
Legislation
lt = long title sub =
substituted
nc = not
commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
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Adoption of Children Act 1994 (Act No. 17, 1994) |
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Assent date |
18 April 1994 |
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Commenced |
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Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 (Act No. 42, 1995) |
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Assent date |
13 October 1995 |
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Commenced |
13 October 1995 |
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Adoption of Children Amendment Act 2006 (Act No. 6, 2006) |
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Assent date |
26 April 2006 |
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Commenced |
26 April 2006 |
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Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 (Act No. 7, 2007) |
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Assent date |
17 May 2007 |
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Commenced |
s 10: 1 July 2007 (Gaz G26, 27 June 2007, p
3); |
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Penalties Amendment (Children and Families, Health and Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources) Act 2011 (Act No. 28, 2011) |
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Assent date |
31 August 2011 |
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Commenced |
21 September 2011 (Gaz G38, 21 September 2011, p 4) |
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Local Court (Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 8, 2016) |
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Assent date |
6 April 2016 |
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Commenced |
1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) and Gaz S34, 29 April 2016) |
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Adoption of Children Legislation Amendment (Equality) Act 2018 (Act No. 4, 2018) |
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Assent date |
19 April 2018 |
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Commenced |
20 April 2018 (s 2) |
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Statute Law Revision Act 2018 (Act No. 10, 2018) |
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Assent date |
23 May 2018 |
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Commenced |
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Statute Law Revision Act 2023 (Act No. 4, 2023) |
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Assent date |
2 March 2023 |
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Commenced |
3 March 2023 (s 2) |
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 3, 15, 23, 28, 87 and 89.
4 LIST OF
AMENDMENTS
s
3 amd No. 8, 2016, s 45; No. 4, 2018, s 4; No. 4, 2023,
s 4
s 4 amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
s 5 amd No. 6, 2006, s
3
s 9 amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
s 12 amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
s 13 amd No. 4, 2018, s
5
s 14 amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
s 15 amd No. 4, 2018, s 9; No. 4, 2023,
s 5
s 16 amd No. 42, 1995, s
5
s 17 sub No. 4, 2023,
s 6
s 17A ins No. 4, 2023,
s 6
s 18 amd No. 4, 2018, s 6; No. 4,
2023, s 7
s 19 amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
ss 20 – 21 amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
sub No. 4, 2023,
s 8
s 22 amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
s 23 amd No. 7, 2007 s
16
s 25 amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
ss 27 – 28 amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
s 30 amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
s 32 amd No. 4, 2018, s 9; No. 10, 2018,
s 6
s 35 amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
s 37 amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
s 39 amd No. 4, 2018, s 9; No. 4, 2023,
s 9
s 40 amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
s 52 amd No. 8, 2016, s
45
s 53 amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
pt 5 hdg amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
s 54 amd No. 6, 2006, s 4; No. 8, 2016, s 45;
No. 4, 2018, s 9
s 55 amd No. 6, 2006, s 5; No.
8, 2016, s 45; No. 4, 2018, s 9
s 56 amd No. 8,
2016, s 45
sub No. 4, 2018, s
7
s 57 amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
s 59 amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
ss 62 – 66 amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
s 68 amd No. 28, 2011, s 3; No. 4, 2018, s
9
ss 69 – 71 amd No. 28, 2011, s
3
s 72 amd No. 28, 2011, s 3; No. 4, 2018, s 9;
No. 10, 2018, s 6
ss 73 – 74 amd No.
28, 2011, s 3; No. 4, 2018, s 9
s 75 amd No.
28, 2011, s 3
s 76 amd No. 28, 2011, s 3; No.
4, 2018, s 9
s 77 amd No. 28, 2011, s 3; No. 4,
2018, s 9; No. 10, 2018, s 6
s 83 amd No.
4, 2018, s 9
s 85 amd No. 4, 2018, s
9
s 87 amd No. 8, 2016, s
45
pt 9 hdg sub No. 6, 2006, s
6
pt 10 hdg ins No. 6, 2006, s
7
s 91 ins No. 6, 2006, s
7
pt 11 hdg ins No. 4, 2018, s
8
ss 92 – 94 ins No. 4, 2018, s
8