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ADOPTION ACT 1984 - SECT 36 Consent by guardian under section 33(6)

ADOPTION ACT 1984 - SECT 36

Consent by guardian under section 33(6)

A consent by a person who is a guardian, or the delegate of a guardian, of a non-citizen child to whom section 33(6) applies is given in accordance with this Division where the person has signed the prescribed form of consent and a declaration that the person believes on reasonable grounds that—

        (a)     each of the parents of the non-citizen child

              (i)     has given consent, in accordance with the law of the place of residence of that parent or of the non-citizen child immediately before the non-citizen child began the journey to Australia, to the adoption of the non-citizen child and has not revoked that consent; or

              (ii)     is dead or cannot after reasonable inquiry be found; or

        (b)     circumstances exist by reason of which the consent of a parent could be dispensed with if the consent of the parent were required under this Act.