Justice Minister Simon Power says updating adoption laws is not a priority. He has told media he is aware of the need to review current adoption laws, but he has other issues to look at first. It comes as Labour's Youth Justice spokesperson Jacinda Ardern is attempting to table a Care of Children Law Reform Bill, which would require the Law Commission to review the outdated laws and draft a bill to replace them. However Power says reviewing the Adoption Act is not high priority due to the heavy agenda in his sector.
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First published: Thursday, 4th August 2011 - 10:52am