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2010 No
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2011 No
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2015 No
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2016 No
43
2017 No
25
2018 No
28
2018 No
81
2019 No
25
2020 No
22
2021 No 16
2021 No 45
2022 No 33
2023 No
35
Adoption Act 2000 No 75
date of commencement, secs 12–15, 18 and 19 (1) and cl 3 of Sch 3
excepted, 1.2.2003, sec 2 and GG No 33 of 31.1.2003, p 591
date of commencement of secs 12–15, 18 and 19 (1) and cl 3 of Sch
3, 1.7.2005, sec 2 and GG No 81 of 1.7.2005, p 3308
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
2001 No 112
date of commencement of Sch 1.2, assent, sec 2 (2)
Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment Act 2001 No
118
date of commencement, 25.10.2002, sec 2 and GG No 189 of 25.10.2002, p
9059
Justices Legislation Repeal and Amendment Act
2001 No 121
date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of
27.6.2003, p 5978
Community Services Legislation Amendment Act
2002 No 42
date of commencement, 1.12.2002, sec 2 and GG No 237 of 29.11.2002, p
10061
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002
No 53
date of commencement of Sch 2.2, assent, sec 2 (2)
Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Relationships) Act
2002 No 73
date of commencement, 1.11.2002, sec 2 and GG No 201 of 1.11.2002, p
9302
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
2002 No 112
date of commencement of Sch 1.1, assent, sec 2 (3)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003
No 40
date of commencement of Sch 2.1, assent, sec 2 (2)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
2003 No 82
date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (1)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
2004 No 91
date of commencement of Sch 2.1, assent, sec 2 (2)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
2005 No 98
date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (2)
Succession Act 2006 No 80
date of commencement, 1.3.2008, sec 2 and GG No 16 of 15.2.2008, p
707
Adoption Amendment Act 2006 No 112
date of commencement, assent, sec 2
Private Health Facilities Act 2007 No 9
date of commencement, 1.3.2010, sec 2 and 2010 (53) LW
26.2.2010
Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act
2007 No 94
date of commencement of Sch 2, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW
3.7.2009
Adoption Amendment Act 2008 No 103
date of commencement of Sch 1 [1]–[21] and [32]–[34],
1.1.2009, sec 2 and GG No 158 of 19.12.2008, p 12301
date of commencement of Sch 1 [22]–[31], 1.1.2010, sec 2 and 2009
(609) LW 18.12.2009
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009
No 56
date of commencement of Sch 1.2, 17.7.2009, sec 2 (2)
Succession Amendment (Intestacy) Act 2009 No
29
date of commencement, 1.3.2010, sec 2 and 2010 (55) LW
26.2.2010
NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 No 49
date of commencement, 1.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (305) LW
1.7.2009
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009
No 56
date of commencement of Sch 1.1, 17.7.2009, sec 2 (2)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010
No 59
date of commencement of Schs 1.2 and 2.1, 9.7.2010, sec 2
(2)
Adoption Amendment (Same Sex Couples) Act 2010 No
66
date of commencement, assent, sec 2
Health Services Amendment (Local Health Networks) Act
2010 No 97
date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.1.2011, sec 2 (1) and 2010 (716) LW
17.12.2010
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
2010 No 119
date of commencement of Sch 1.1, assent, Sch 1.1
Courts and Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act
2010 No 135
date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (1)
Health Services Amendment (Local Health Districts and
Boards) Act 2011 No 4
date of commencement, 1.7.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (313) LW
1.7.2011
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011
No 27
date of commencement of Sch 1.1, 8.7.2011, sec 2 (2)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013
No 47
date of commencement of Sch 2.1, 5.7.2013, sec 2 (1)
Adoption Legislation Amendment (Overseas Adoption) Act
2013 No 79
date of commencement, assent, sec 2
Civil and Administrative Legislation (Repeal and Amendment)
Act 2013 No 95
date of commencement, 1.1.2014, sec 2
Child Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2014
No 8
date of commencement, 29.10.2014, sec 2 and 2014 (322) LW
6.6.2014
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015
No 15
date of commencement of Sch 2, 8.7.2015, sec 2 (1)
Child Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2015
No 29
date of commencement of Sch 1, 2.11.2015, sec 2 and 2015 (619) LW
15.10.2015
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
2015 No 58
date of commencement of Sch 3, 15.1.2016, sec 2 (3)
Adoption Amendment (Institute of Open Adoption Studies) Act
2016 No 43
date of commencement, assent, sec 2
Electronic Transactions Legislation Amendment (Government
Transactions) Act 2017 No 25
date of commencement, assent, sec 2
Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Marriages) Act
2018 No 28
date of commencement, assent, sec 2
Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment
Act 2018 No 81
date of commencement, 4.2.2019, sec 2 and 2019 (3) LW
18.1.2019
Children’s Guardian Act 2019 No
25
date of commencement of Sch 5.1, 1.3.2020, sec 2(1)
Adoption Legislation Amendment (Integrated Birth
Certificates) Act 2020 No 22
date of commencement, 16.11.2020, sec 2 and 2020 (650) LW
6.11.2020
Families, Communities and Disability Services Miscellaneous
Amendment Act 2021 No 16
date of commencement, assent, sec 2
Stronger Communities Legislation Amendment (Children) Act
2021 No 45
date of commencement of Sch 1, assent, sec 2(1)
Children’s Guardian Amendment Act 2022 No
33
date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.9.2022, sec 2(b)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
2023 No 35
date of commencement of Sch 2.1, assent, sec 2(c)
1History
notes
Sec 4
Am 2001 No 118, Sch
2.1.
Sec 8
Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[1] [2].
Chapter 3,
Note
Am 2019 No 25, Sch
5.1[1] [2].
Sec 10
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[1] [2]; 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [1] [2].
Sec 11
Am 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1
[3] [4]; 2019 No 25, Sch 5.1[3].
Chapter 3, Part
2
Subst 2014 No 8, Sch
2.1 [5]. Rep 2019 No 25, Sch 5.1[4].
Sec 12
Subst 2014 No 8, Sch
2.1 [5]. Rep 2019 No 25, Sch 5.1[4].
Sec 13
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 1
[1] [2]. Subst 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [5]. Rep 2019 No 25, Sch
5.1[4].
Chapter 3, Part
3
Ins 2015 No 29, Sch 1
[2].
Sec 14
Rep 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1
[5]. Ins 2015 No 29, Sch 1 [2]. Rep 2022 No 33, Sch 2.1.
Sec 15
Am 2002 No 112, Sch
1.1 [3] [4]. Rep 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [5].
Sec 16
Am 2002 No 112, Sch
1.1 [3]. Rep 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [5].
Sec 17
Am 2002 No 112, Sch
1.1 [3] [5]. Rep 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [5].
Secs 18,
19
Rep 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1
[5].
Sec 20
Am 2002 No 112, Sch
1.1 [3] [4]. Rep 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [5].
Sec 21
Am 2002 No 112, Sch
1.1 [3]. Rep 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [5].
Sec 23
Am 2010 No 66, Sch 1
[1].
Sec 24
Am 2006 No 112, Schs 1
[3] [4], 2 [3]; 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [3] [4].
Sec 26
Am 2015 No 15, Sch
2.1.
Sec 28
Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[5].
Sec 29
Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[6]; 2023 No 35, Sch 2.1.
Sec 30
Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[7] [8].
Sec 33
Am 2002 No 112, Sch
1.1 [6]; 2004 No 91, Sch 2.1; 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [9].
Sec 37
Am 2002 No 112, Sch
1.1 [7]; 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [10].
Chapter 4, Part 3,
heading
Am 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1
[6].
Sec 41
Subst 2014 No 8, Sch
2.1 [7].
Sec 41A
Ins 2015 No 29, Sch 1
[3].
Sec 43
Am 2002 No 112, Sch
1.1 [3].
Sec 45
Am 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1
[8]; 2015 No 29, Sch 1 [4].
Sec 45A
Ins 2010 No 66, Sch 1
[2].
Secs 45AA,
45AB
Ins 2015 No 29, Sch 1
[5].
Sec 45B
Ins 2010 No 66, Sch 1
[2].
Chapter 4, Part
3A
Ins 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1
[9].
Sec 45C
Ins 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1
[9].
Sec
45CA
Ins 2015 No 29, Sch 1
[6].
Sec 45D
Ins 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1
[9]. Subst 2015 No 29, Sch 1 [7].
Secs
45E–45G
Ins 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1
[9].
Secs 45GA,
45GB
Ins 2015 No 29, Sch 1
[8].
Sec 45H
Ins 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1
[9].
Sec 46
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 1
[5]; 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [11]; 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [10].
Sec 49
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[4].
Sec 52
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[5] [6].
Sec 53
Am 2001 No 112, Sch
1.2; 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [7] [8].
Sec 54
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[9] [10]; 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [12]; 2009 No 56, Sch 1.1 [1] [2]; 2010 No 59,
Sch 2.1.
Sec 55
Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[13].
Sec 56
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[11].
Sec 59
Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[14].
Sec 60
Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[15].
Sec 63
Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[16].
Sec 64
Am 2002 No 112, Sch
1.1 [8]–[10].
Sec 65
Am 2002 No 112, Sch
1.1 [11]–[13].
Sec 67
Am 2006 No 112, Schs 1
[6], 2 [12] [13]; 2018 No 81, Sch 2 [1]–[3].
Secs 68,
72
Am 2018 No 28, Sch 2.1
[3].
Sec 73
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[14]; 2018 No 28, Sch 2.1 [3].
Chapter 4, Part 6,
heading
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[15].
Chapter 4, Part 6,
note
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[16]–[18]; 2016 No 43, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 75
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[19]–[28]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.2.
Sec 76
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[29]–[33].
Sec 77
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[34] [35].
Sec 78
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[36]–[40].
Sec 79
Am 2006 No 112, Schs 1
[7] [8], 2 [41]–[45].
Secs 79A,
79B
Ins 2006 No 112, Sch 1
[9].
Sec 87
Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[17] [18].
Sec 91
Subst 2008 No 103, Sch
1 [19]. Am 2010 No 119, Sch 1.1 [1] [2]; 2011 No 27, Sch 1.1 [1]–[5];
2016 No 43, Sch 1 [2] [3]; 2019 No 25, Sch 5.1[5].
Sec 92
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[46].
Sec 93
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[47].
Sec 95
Am 2009 No 29, Sch 2.1
[1].
Sec 96
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[48].
Sec 97
Am 2009 No 29, Sch 2.1
[2].
Sec 99
Am 2006 No 80, Sch 3.2
[1]; 2009 No 29, Sch 2.1 [3].
Sec 100
Am 2006 No 80, Sch 3.2
[2].
Sec 101
Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[20] [21].
Sec 119
Am 2005 No 98, Sch 3.2
[1].
Sec 122
Am 2005 No 98, Sch 3.2
[2]–[4].
Sec 123
Am 2005 No 98, Sch 3.2
[3] [4].
Sec 124
Am 2005 No 98, Sch 3.2
[2]–[5].
Sec
124AA
Ins 2021 No 45, Sch
1[1].
Sec
124A
Ins 2010 No 135, Sch
2. Am 2013 No 47, Sch 2.1 [1]; 2015 No 29, Sch 1 [9]; 2019 No 25, Sch 5.1[6];
2021 No 45, Sch 1[2].
Sec
130A
Ins 2013 No 79, Sch 1
[1].
Sec
133A
Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[22]. Am 2020 No 22, Sch 1[1].
Secs, 133AA,
133AB
Ins 2021 No 16, Sch
1[1].
Chapter 8, Part 2, Div
1
Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[23].
Sec
133B
Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[23].
Sec
133C
Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[23] (am 2009 No 56, Sch 1.2 [1]). Am 2020 No 22, Sch 1[2]
[3].
Sec
133D
Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[23]. Am 2020 No 22, Sch 1[4].
Sec
133E
Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[23]. Am 2020 No 22, Sch 1[5].
Sec
133F
Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[23]. Am 2020 No 22, Sch 1[6].
Sec
133G
Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[23].
Chapter 8, Part 2, Div
2, heading
Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[24].
Sec
133H
Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[24].
Sec 134
Am 2020 No 22, Sch
1[7]–[9].
Sec 135
Am 2020 No 22, Sch
1[10] [11].
Sec 136
Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[25] [26]; 2020 No 22, Sch 1[12] [13].
Sec
136A
Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[27] (am 2009 No 56, Sch 1.2 [2]). Am 2015 No 58, Sch
3.2.
Chapter 8, Part 2, Div
3, heading
Ins 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[28].
Sec 137
Am 2002 No 73, Sch 1.1
[1]–[3]; 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [29]; 2010 No 66, Sch 1 [3]; 2020 No 22, Sch
1[14].
Sec 138
Am 2020 No 22, Sch
1[15].
Sec 140
Am 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[30].
Sec 141
Rep 2008 No 103, Sch 1
[31].
Sec
143A
Ins 2006 No 112, Sch
1 [10].
Sec
145
Am 2020 No 22, Sch
1[16].
Sec
159
Am 2020 No 22, Sch
1[17].
Sec
162
Am 2013 No 95, Sch
5.1 [1].
Sec
164
Am 2013 No 95, Sch
5.1 [2]; 2020 No 22, Sch 1[18].
Sec
175A
Ins 2016 No 43, Sch 1
[4].
Sec
176
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[49].
Sec
180
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[50]. Subst 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [32].
Sec
180A
Ins 2008 No 103, Sch
1 [32].
Sec
184
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[51] [52].
Sec
185
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2
[53].
Sec
186
Am 2010 No 59, Sch
1.2 [1] [2].
Sec
188
Am 2020 No 22, Sch
1[19].
Chapter 10,
note
Am 2013 No 95, Sch
2.2 [1].
Sec
189
Am 2003 No 40, Sch
2.1; 2013 No 95, Sch 2.2 [2].
Sec
190
Am 2013 No 95, Sch
2.2 [3].
Sec
192
Am 2013 No 95, Sch
2.2 [4] [5].
Sec
193
Am 2002 No 42, Sch
4.1; 2002 No 112, Sch 1.1 [3]; 2013 No 95, Sch 2.2 [6]; 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1
[11].
Sec
194
Am 2021 No 16, Sch
1[2].
Secs 195,
196
Subst 2002 No 112,
Sch 1.1 [14].
Sec
197
Am 2017 No 25, Sch
1.1.
Sec
199
Am 2013 No 95, Sch
5.1 [3]; 2020 No 22, Sch 1[20].
Sec
202
Am 2009 No 49, Sch
2.2.
Sec
202A
Ins 2006 No 112, Sch
1 [11].
Sec
204
Am 2001 No 121, Sch
2.5 [1]–[3]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2.
Sec
208
Am 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1
[12] [13]; 2016 No 43, Sch 1 [5]; 2019 No 25, Sch 5.1[7]
[8].
Sec
211
Rep 2003 No 82, Sch
3.
Sch 2
Am 2002 No 53, Sch
2.2. Rep 2003 No 82, Sch 3.
Sch 3
Am 2006 No 112, Sch 1
[12] [13]; 2008 No 103, Sch 1 [33] [34]; 2009 No 29, Sch 2.1 [4] [5]; 2013 No
79, Sch 1 [2] [3]; 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [14]; 2015 No 29, Sch 1 [10]; 2018 No
81, Sch 2 [4]; 2021 No 45, Sch 1[3].
Dictionary
Am 2002 No 112, Sch
1.1 [15]; 2005 No 98, Sch 3.2 [6]; 2006 No 112, Sch 2 [54]–[58]; 2007 No
9, Sch 5.1 [1] [2]; 2009 No 56, Sch 1.1 [3] [4]; 2010 No 66, Sch 1
[4]–[7]; 2010 No 97, Sch 2.1; 2011 No 4, Sch 2.1 [1] [2]; 2013 No 47,
Sch 2.1 [2]–[4]; 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 [15]–[18]; 2015 No 29, Sch 1
[11]; 2016 No 43, Sch 1 [6]; 2018 No 28, Sch 2.1 [1] [2]; 2019 No 25, Sch
5.1[9] [10]; 2020 No 22, Sch 1[21]; 2021 No 45, Sch 1[4].
The whole Act (except
cl 3 (3) of Sch 3)
Am 2002 No 112, Sch
1.1 [1] (“adoption agency” omitted wherever occurring,
“adoption service provider” inserted
instead).
The whole Act (except
the heading to cl 3 of Sch 3)
Am 2002 No 112, Sch
1.1 [2] (“adoption agencies” omitted wherever occurring,
“adoption service providers” inserted
instead).
The whole Act (except
Sch 3)
Am 2015 No 29, Sch 1
[1] (“Director-General” and “Director-General’s”
omitted wherever occurring, “Secretary” and
“Secretary’s” inserted instead,
respectively).
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