Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FAMILY LAW ACT 1975 - SECT 60G

             (1)  Subject to subsection (2), the Family Court, the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory or the Family Court of a State may grant leave for proceedings to be commenced for the adoption of a child by a prescribed adopting parent.

             (2)  In proceedings for leave under subsection (1), the court must consider whether granting leave would be in the child's best interests, having regard to the effect of paragraph 60F(4)(a), or paragraph 60HA(3)(a), and of sections 61E and 65J.

Note:          Sections 60CB to 60CG deal with how a court determines a child's best interests.