57DRecognition of adoption of child or young person from

57D Recognition of adoption of child or young person from Convention country in that country (a) an adoption (whether before or after the commencement of this section) by a person who is habitually resident in the ACT, of a child or young person who is habitually resident in a Convention country, is granted in that country; and (b) arrangements for adoption of the child or young person have been made by the director-general or a private adoption agency; and (c) an adoption compliance certificate issued (whether before or after the commencement of this section) in the Convention country is in force for the adoption. (2) Subject to section 57G (Refusal to recognise adoption or decision), the adoption is recognised and effective, for the law of the Territory, on and after the day the certificate becomes effective.