Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

COURT PROCEDURES RULES 2006 (NO 29 OF 2006) - REG 3160

(SCR o 76 r 7)

    (1)     A person served under the Act, section 22 (Notice of application for adoption order) with notice of an application for an adoption order may oppose the application by filing in the court a notice of opposition not later than 10 days after the day the notice is served on the person.

Note     If a form is approved under the Court Procedures Act 2004 , s 8 for this provision, the form must be used.

    (2)     The chief executive may oppose an application for an adoption order by filing in the court a notice of opposition not later than 10 days after the day the application is served on the chief executive.

    (3)     A person who files a notice of opposition to an application for an adoption order must serve a stamped copy of the notice on—

    (a)     if the notice is filed by the chief executive—each person required to be served with notice of the application for the adoption order under the Adoption Act, section 22; or

    (b)     if the notice is filed by someone else—the applicant or applicants for the adoption order and the chief executive.

Division 3.2.3     Orders for dispensing with consent to adoption