ADOPTION ACT 1993 - SECT 57I Evidential value of adoption compliance certificate

ADOPTION ACT 1993 - SECT 57I

        Subject to section 57G (Refusal to recognise adoption or decision), an adoption compliance certificate issued in a Convention country is evidence, for the law of the Territory, that the adoption to which the certificate or order relates—

        (a)     was agreed to by the central authorities of the countries mentioned in the certificate; and

        (b)     was carried out in accordance with the Convention and the law of that country.

Note     Adoption compliance certificate —see the dictionary.