Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) For this Act, consent to the adoption of a child may be general or limited.
(2) A general consent is a consent to the adoption of the child by any person or persons in accordance with the law of the Territory, and has effect accordingly.
(3) A limited consent is a consent to the adoption of the child—
(a) by a relative of the child; or
(b) by a person who has been appointed as a guardian of the child by order of a court; or
(c) by a person in whose custody the child has been placed by the chief executive in accordance with a law of the Territory; or
(d) by a person referred to in section 18 (2).