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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.