Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts29. Consent for adoption of non-citizen child
(1) Where an application is made for the adoption of a non-citizen child -
(a) this Division does not apply in relation to the giving of consent to the adoption of the non-citizen child by a parent or a guardian of the non-citizen child; and
(b) the Court must satisfy itself that the Minister consents to the application for the adoption of the non-citizen child before making the order for the adoption.
(2) The Minister's consent referred to in subsection (1) shall be accompanied by a written declaration, signed by the Minister, that the Minister believes on reasonable grounds -
(a) that each parent or guardian of the non-citizen child -
(i) has, before the child commenced the journey to Australia, given consent in accordance with the law of the place of residence of the parent or guardian of the child to the adoption of the child and has not revoked the consent; or
(ii) is dead or cannot, after reasonable inquiry, be found; or
(b) that circumstances exist by reason of which the consent of a parent or guardian, if required under this Act, may be dispensed with.