65Application of Part

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)).