Adoption Rules 1995 (WA)

Western Australia Adoption Act 1994 Adoption Rules 1995 Western Australia Adoption Rules 1995 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Interpretation 1 3. Exemption from rules 1 Part 2 — Procedure generally Division 1 — Filing 5. Filing of documents 2 6. Address for service 3 7. Marking of filed documents 3 Division 2 — Applications 8. Interpretation 3 9. Form of general applications 3 10. Evidence in support of general applications 4 11. Form of applications for adoption orders 4 11A. Form of applications for adoption orders under section 78A 4 12. Evidence in support of applications for adoption orders 4 12A. Form of application under section 136B 5 12B. Form of application under section 136F 5 12C. Evidence in support of applications under section 136B or 136F 6 13. Service of applications 6 14. Hearing not necessary if application non‑contentious 6 15. Notice of hearing of applications 6 Division 4 — Serving and sending documents 22. Time for service 7 23. How service effected 7 24. Affidavits of service 8 25. Acknowledgment of service 8 26. Proof of certain kinds of service 9 27. How documents to be sent by Court 9 Division 5 — Miscellaneous 28. Witness summonses 10 29. Failure or refusal to comply with witness summons 10 31. Register of applications and orders 11 32. Court to provide certain information to CEO 11 Schedule 1 Forms Notes Compilation table 21 Western Australia Adoption Act 1994 Adoption Rules 1995

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Citation These rules may be cited as the Adoption Rules 1995 1, 2.

2. Interpretation (1) In these rules, "Registrar" means the Principal Registrar, a Registrar, or a Deputy Registrar of the Court. (2) In these rules, a reference to an "affidavit" includes a reference to the original or a copy of a document exhibited to the affidavit. [Rule 2 amended: Gazette 21 Mar 2000 p. 1496.]