Singapore legislation

Clause 84

of Adoption of Children Bill

Clause 84

Consequential amendment to Work Injury Compensation Act 2019

Section 2 of the Work Injury Compensation Act 2019 is amended by deleting the definition of “adopted child” and substituting the following definition:“ “adopted child”, in relation to a claimant, means any child —

(a)

who is adopted by the claimant under the Adoption of Children Act 2022 or any corresponding previous written law; or

(b)

whose adoption by the claimant is recognised by the law or consular authority of the place of nationality of the claimant or the child,and “adoptive parent” has a corresponding meaning;”.