South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations (1) For the purposes
of sections 15(5)(b) and 16(2)(b) of the Act—
(a) the
witness to a consent to adoption must be a person approved by the Chief
Executive but cannot be the person who, for the purposes of the Act,
counselled the person giving consent; and
(b) the
witness must, before witnessing a consent to adoption, be satisfied—
(i)
that the person giving consent understands the nature of
the instrument of consent; and
(ii)
that the instrument of consent has been endorsed by a
counsellor in accordance with the Act.
(2) A witness to an
instrument of consent to adoption must, as soon as practicable after the
execution of the instrument—
(a)
forward a copy of the instrument to the Chief Executive; and
(b)
return the instrument to the person giving consent.