Victorian Current Acts

ADOPTION ACT 1984 - SECT 69A

    (1)     A person who—

        (a)     is habitually resident in a Convention country; and

        (b)     wishes to adopt a child who is habitually resident in Victoria—

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 section 15 are satisfied and the Court is satisfied that—

        (a)     the child is in Victoria; and

        (b)     the child is not prevented from leaving 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 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.

S. 69B inserted by No. 32/2000 s. 4.