ADOPTION ACT 1993 - SECT 39G Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child or young person

ADOPTION ACT 1993 - SECT 39G

    (1)     This section is in addition to, and does not limit, section 39F.

    (2)     An adoption order must not be made for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child or young person unless the court is satisfied that—

        (a)     the additional requirements mentioned in section 6 (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child or young person—additional requirements) have been complied with; and

        (b)     it is not practicable for the child or young person to remain in the care of the birth parents or a responsible person; and

        (c)     the choice of the adoptive parents has been made having regard to the desirability of the child or young person—

              (i)     being in the care of a person who is a member of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community; and

              (ii)     being able to establish and maintain contact with his or her birth parents, any responsible person and the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community of which the child or young person is or was a member.