Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The following provisions of this section are in addition to, and do not derogate from, the provisions of section 19.
(2) An adoption order must not be made if the child was brought from a place outside Australia for adoption in Australia unless the court is satisfied that—
(a) the laws of the child's country of origin relevant to his or her emigration or adoption have been complied with; and
(b) arrangements have been made between the Minister and the appropriate authority in the child's country of origin to facilitate the bringing of children from that country to the ACT for adoption in the ACT; and
(c) any agency in the child's country of origin that made arrangements with a view to the adoption is approved for the purpose by the appropriate authority in that country.