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Adoption of Children Ordinance 1938, Commonwealth of Australia

The Adoption of Children Ordinance 1938 (Act no. 2/1938) was Commonwealth legislation that regulated adoption of children in the ACT for the first time. This Ordinance was repealed by the Adoption of Children Act 1965, commencing on 18 October 1966. Under the Adoption of Children Ordinance 1938, adoption required the consent of the child’s parent…