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Adoption Act 1993
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116 Proof of adoptions
In any proceedings in a court of the Territory, a document purporting
to be—
(a) the original or a certified copy or certified extract of an adoption
order; or
(b) an official certificate, entry or record of an adoption;
(whether made in Australia or elsewhere) is evidence of the facts
stated in, and matters appearing from, the document.