This bill amends the Child Care Act, 1983, so as to simplify the procedure for the granting of legal representation for children in children's court proceedings as well as to:provide for the rights of certain natural fathers where the adoption of their children born out of wedlock has been proposed and for certain notice to be givenamend the Natural Fathers of Children Born Out of Wedlock Act, 1997, so as to consolidate the law on adoption under the Child Care Act, 1983amend the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1992, so as to afford a father of a child born out of wedlock the opportunity to record his acknowlegement of paternity and his particulars in the birth registration of the child and to provide for matters connected therewith.  > 

This bill aims to amend the Aged Persons Act, 1967, so as to:insert certain definitionsprovide for conditions regarding subsidies to managers of registered homes for the aged and to certain other institutionsmonitor compliance with conditions of registration of homes for the agedprovide for the establishment of management committees for those homesprovide for the accessibility of those homesprovide for the enquiry by designated bodies into matters regarding aged personsrequire reporting on the abuse of aged persons and the keeping of a register thereof and to provide for matters connected therewith.  > 

This bill provides for the granting of protection orders with regard to domestic violence; for an obligation to report cases of suspected ill-treatment of children and that a husband can be convicted of the rape of his wife.  >