AustLII Tasmanian Numbered Regulations

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ADOPTION REGULATIONS 2006 (S.R. 2006, NO. 147) - REG 3

Interpretation

(1)  In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears –
accepted applicant means a person named in a suitability application that is accepted by the Secretary or principal officer under regulation 15(1) ;
Act means the Adoption Act 1988 ;
assessment report means an assessment report on an accepted applicant prepared under regulation 17 ;
district registrar means a State Service officer or State Service employee appointed or authorised as a district registrar under section 16A of the Magistrates Court Act 1987 ;
medical practitioner means a registered medical practitioner within the meaning of the Medical Practitioners Registration Act 1996 ;
prospective adoptive parent means an accepted applicant approved by the Secretary or a principal officer as a prospective adoptive parent under regulation 19(1)(a) ;
register of accepted applicants means the register of the names of accepted applicants kept by the Secretary or a principal officer under regulation 16 ;
report writer has the meaning given by regulation 17 ;
suitability application means an application for assessment of the suitability of a person to adopt a child made under regulation 13 or 14 .
(2)  In these regulations, a reference to a form by number is a reference to the form of that number in Schedule 1 .


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