Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Adoption Act 1984 - SECT 47

Guardianship of non-citizen child

47. Guardianship of non-citizen child



(1) Where-

   (a)  a non-citizen child is present in Victoria;



   (b)  the Secretary or an approved agency is authorized to make arrangements
        with a view to the adoption of the child; and

the Secretary or principal officer may make application to the Court for an
order that the Secretary be the guardian of the child.

(2) Where the Court, on an application under subsection (1), makes an order
that the Secretary or principal officer be the guardian of a child, the
Secretary or principal officer shall be the guardian of the child for all
purposes to the exclusion of all other persons as if the Secretary or
principal officer had become the guardian of the child by reason of the
operation of section 46 and shall cease to be the guardian in the same manner
as he would cease to be a guardian of a child under that section.