(1)  Subject to subsection (2) , where–

(a) a child is adopted in a country, other than New Zealand, outside Australia, whether or not the adoption has, under this Act, the same effect as an adoption order under this Act; and

(b) the adoption in relation to the child has been in force for a period not exceeding 12 months; and

(c) either of the adoptive parents of the child had not been resident in the country in which the order was made for a continuous period of 12 months immediately before the making of that order; and

(d) the child is present in Tasmania–

the Secretary may supervise the welfare and interests of the child–

(e) for a period not exceeding 12 months commencing on the date of the arrival of the child in Tasmania; and

(f) if, on the expiration of that period, the child remains subject to the Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946 of the Commonwealth, until an adoption order is made in respect of the child or the child otherwise ceases to be subject to that Act.

(2)  The Secretary may exempt a child to whom subsection (1) would otherwise apply from the application of that subsection.