Adoption Act 1955

Miscellaneous

28: Regulations

You could also call this:

"Rules to help the Adoption Act work properly"

The Governor-General can make rules to help this Act work properly. You can think of these rules as instructions to make sure everything runs smoothly. The Governor-General can make these rules from time to time as needed.

The Governor-General's rules are a type of law called secondary legislation, which has its own set of rules to follow, see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for more information about this. These rules help put the Act into action and make sure it is administered correctly. This is an important part of how the law works in New Zealand.

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Topics:

Family and relationships > Adoption and guardianshipGovernment and voting > Government departments

27E: Power to amend Schedule 1AAB by Order in Council, or

"The Governor-General can change some adoption rules by Order in Council."

28A: Rules, or

"Guidelines for courts to follow when making adoption decisions"

28Regulations

The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make all such regulations as may in his opinion be necessary or expedient for giving effect to the provisions of this Act and for the due administration thereof.
Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).
Repealed

Notes

Section 28(2): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
Section 28(2): repealed, on 19 December 1989, by section 11 of the Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989 (1989 No 143).