New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 17 August 2011
| Public Act | 1955 No 93 |
| Date of assent | 27 October 1955 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.
This Act is administered in the Ministry of Justice.
3 Power to make adoption orders
4 Restrictions on making adoption orders
5 Interim orders to be made in first instance
6 Restrictions on placing or keeping a child in a home for adoption
8 Cases where consent may be dispensed with
11 Restrictions on making of orders in respect of adoption
12 Revocation of interim order
13 Issue of adoption order where an interim order has been made
13A Appeal against refusal to make interim order or adoption order
14 Date on which adoption order becomes effective
Effect of interim orders and adoption orders
17 Effect of overseas adoption
18 Application of Act to Maoris
19 Adoptions according to Maori custom not operative
20 Adoption order may be varied or discharged
21 Court to which application for adoption order shall be made [Repealed]
22A Publication of reports of proceedings
23 Inspection of adoption records
23A Report on application for inspection
25 Prohibition of payments in consideration of adoption
26 Restriction upon advertisements
27B Safety of child where offence committed
27C Extraterritorial jurisdiction in respect of offence under section 27A as required by Optional Protocol
27D Attorney-General's consent required where jurisdiction claimed under section 27C
Schedule 1
Consequential Amendments
[Repealed]
An Act to consolidate and amend certain enactments of the General Assembly relating to the adoption of children
