Annu Rev Popul Law. 1988;15:150-1.
This Newfoundland Act does the following, among other things: 1) equalizes the status of men and women in The Adoption of Children Act, 1972, The Child Welfare Act, 1972, The Children of Unmarried Parents Act, 1972, The Memorial University (Pensions) Act, and The Social Assistance Act, 1977; 2) removes the word illegitimate from sections of The Children of Unmarried Parents Act, 1972; and 3) deletes a provision of The Maintenance Act that authorizes a judge to rescind an order for payment of money to a wife if it is subsequently proved that she has committed adultery.
这部《纽芬兰法案》除其他事项外，还做了以下几件事：1）在1972年《儿童收养法》、1972年《儿童福利法》、1972年《非婚生子女法》、《纪念大学（养老金）法》以及1977年《社会援助法》中，使男女地位平等；2）从1972年《非婚生子女法》的条款中删除了“私生的”一词；3）删除了《赡养法》中一项规定，该规定授权法官在随后证明妻子犯有通奸罪时撤销向其支付款项的命令。
