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Adoption Act 1993
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51 Duration
(1) Subject to subsection (2) and to section 52, an interim order remains
in force for the period, not exceeding 1 year, that the court states in
the order and for any further periods that the court orders.
(2) An interim order must not be in force for periods exceeding, in total,
2 years.