Reprint as at 18 May 2009

Adoption Act 1955

Public Act	1955 No 93
Date of assent	27 October 1955

Note

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

Title

1 Short Title

2 Interpretation

Making of adoption orders

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

7 Consents to adoptions

8 Cases where consent may be dispensed with

9 Withdrawal of consents

10 Social Worker to report

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

15 Effect of interim order

16 Effect of adoption order

17 Effect of overseas adoption

Maori adoptions

18 Application of Act to Maoris

19 Adoptions according to Maori custom not operative

Miscellaneous

20 Adoption order may be varied or discharged

21 Court to which application for adoption order shall be made [Repealed]

22 Attendance at hearings

22A Publication of reports of proceedings

23 Inspection of adoption records

23A Report on application for inspection

24 Evidence in adoption cases

25 Prohibition of payments in consideration of adoption

26 Restriction upon advertisements

27 Offences

28 Regulations

28A Rules

29 Consequential amendments

30 Repeals and savings

Schedule 1
Consequential Amendments

[Repealed]

Schedule 2
Enactments repealed

Reprint notes

An Act to consolidate and amend certain enactments of the General Assembly relating to the adoption of children

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