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Adoption Act 1984
65Application of Part
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65 Application of Part
S. 65(1) amended by No. 32/2000 s. 10(1).
(1) In this Part, a reference to a country includes a reference to a part of a country but does not include a reference to a Convention country or a prescribed overseas jurisdiction within the meaning of Part IVB.
(2) Despite subsection (1), sections 67, 68 and 69 continue to apply, in relation to a country that is a Convention country, in respect of adoptions in that country that took place before the commencement of section 6 of the **Adoption (Amendment) Act 2000**.
S. 65(3) inserted by No. 32/2000 s. 10(2).
(3) Despite subsection (1), sections 67, 68 and 69 continue to apply, in relation to a country that is a prescribed overseas jurisdiction within the meaning of Part IVB, in respect of adoptions in that country that took place before the commencement of section 10 of the **Adoption (Amendment) Act 2000**.
No. 7147 s. 41.
S. 66 amended by No. 32/2000 s. 7(1)(a)(b) (ILA s. 39B(1)).