ADOPTION ACT 1984 - SECT 69B Adoption in Victoria of a child from a Convention country
ADOPTION ACT 1984 - SECT 69B
Adoption in Victoria of a child from a Convention country(1) A person who—
(a) is habitually resident in Victoria; and
(b) wishes to adopt a child who is habitually resident in a Convention country—
may apply to the Court for an order for the adoption of the child.
(2) The Court may make an order for the adoption of a child on an application under subsection (1) if the requirements of sections 15 and 51 are satisfied and the Court is satisfied that—
(a) the child is in Victoria; and
(b) the child is not prevented from residing permanently in Australia—
(i) under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or
(ii) because of an order of a court of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; and
(c) the arrangements for the adoption of the child are in accordance with the requirements of the Hague Convention; and
(d) the Central Authority of the Convention country has agreed to the adoption of the child; and
(e) the State Central Authority has agreed to the adoption of the child.
(3) For the purposes of a proposed adoption order under this section—
(a) a report under section 15 may be made only on behalf of the Secretary or the principal officer of an approved agency that is an accredited body;
(b) a reference in section 51 to an authorized agency is a reference to an accredited body.
S. 69C inserted by No. 32/2000 s. 4.