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Adoption Act 1993
39GAboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child or young person
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39G Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child or young person
(1) This section is in addition to, and does not limit, section 39F.
(2) An adoption order must not be made for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait
Islander child or young person unless the court is satisfied that—
(a) the additional requirements mentioned in section 6 (Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander child or young person—additional
requirements) have been complied with; and
(b) it is not practicable for the child or young person to remain in
the care of the birth parents or a responsible person; and
(c) the choice of the adoptive parents has been made having regard
to the desirability of the child or young person—
(i) being in the care of a person who is a member of an
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community; and
(ii) being able to establish and maintain contact with his or her
birth parents, any responsible person and the Aboriginal or
Torres Strait Islander community of which the child or
young person is or was a member.