Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

ADOPTION RULES 1995 - NOTES

Notes

¹ This reprint is a compilation as at 1 August 2003 of the Adoption Rules 1995 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Citation	Gazettal	Commencement
Adoption Rules 1995 2	19 Jan 1995 p. 179‑99	19 Jan 1995
Adoption (Amendment) Rules 1995	5 Dec 1995 p. 5586‑7	5 Dec 1995
Adoption Amendment Rules 2000	21 Mar 2000 p. 1495‑1500 (correction 24 Mar 2000 p. 1643)	21 Mar 2000
Adoption Amendment Rules 2002	17 Sep 2002 p. 4675‑6	21 Sep 2002 (see r. 2 and Gazette 20 Sep 2002 p. 4693)
Adoption Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2002	12 Nov 2002 p. 5465	12 Nov 2002
Adoption Amendment Rules 2003	20 Jun 2003 p. 2235‑6	20 Jun 2003
Reprint 1: The Adoption Rules 1995 as at 1 Aug 2003 (includes amendments listed above)

² These rules are made by the Judges of the Family Court under section 142 of the Adoption Act 1994. Section 142(2) of the Act provides — 

“

If no provision is made by law or rule under subsection (1) in relation to a matter for which rules may be made under that subsection — 

(a) the provisions of the rules and regulations under the Family Court Act 1975 that are most nearly applicable in relation to the matter are to apply; or

(b) if there is no provision such as that mentioned in paragraph (a), the rules and regulations under the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth that are most nearly applicable in relation to the matter are to apply.

”.