Adoption Act 1955

Miscellaneous

21: Court to which application for adoption order shall be made

You could also call this:

"Which court to go to for adoption"

If you want to apply for an adoption order, you need to know which court to go to. The court you go to is the one that deals with adoption orders. You can find more information about this in the Adoption Act 1955, but this specific part was repealed on 1 April 1963 by section 7 of the Adoption Amendment Act 1962, which you can read about on the legislation website. This means it is no longer in use. You should look at the updated laws to find out which court to apply to now.

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This page was last updated on 1 October 2025

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Topics:

Family and relationships > Adoption and guardianship

20: Adoption order may be varied or discharged, or

"A court can change or cancel an adoption order under certain conditions."

22: Attendance at hearings, or

"Who can be with you at an adoption court hearing"

21Court to which application for adoption order shall be made (Repealed)

Notes

Section 21: repealed, on 1 April 1963, by section 7 of the Adoption Amendment Act 1962 (1962 No 134).