10Who may be adopted

10 Who may be adopted (1) Subject to this Act, the Court may make an order for the adoption of a person who— S. 10(1)(b) amended by Nos 72/1997 s. 4(a)(b), 68/2015 s. 5. (a) had not attained the age of eighteen years before the date on which the application was filed in the Court; or (b) has been brought up, maintained and educated by the applicant or either of the applicants, or by the applicant and a deceased spouse or domestic partner of the applicant, as the child of the applicant or of the applicant and deceased spouse or domestic partner as if the applicant were the parent of that child, or the applicant and deceased spouse or deceased domestic partner of the applicant were the parents of that child. (2) An order may be made under this Act for the adoption of a child notwithstanding that the child had, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, and whether in Victoria or elsewhere, previously been adopted. S. 10A inserted by No. 72/1997 s. 5.