Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts8. Welfare and interests of child to be paramount
(1) For the purposes of the administration of this Act, adoption shall be regarded as a service for the child concerned, and the welfare and interests of the child shall be the paramount consideration.
(2) In determining the welfare and interests of a child referred to in subsection (1), regard shall be had, inter alia, to the ethnicity and religion of the birth parents of the child and, in so doing, the matters set out in Schedule 1 shall be taken into account.