29General or limited consents

29 General or limited consents (1) For this Act, consent to the adoption of a child or young person may be general or limited. (2) A general consent is a consent to the adoption of the child or young person by any person or persons in accordance with the law of the Territory, and has effect accordingly. (3) A limited consent is a consent to the adoption of the child or young person— (a) by a relative of the child or young person; or (b) by a person who has been appointed as a guardian of the child or young person by order of a court; or (c) by a person in whose custody the child or young person has been placed by the director-general in accordance with a law of the Territory; or (d) by a step-parent.