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Adoption Act 1993
Div 34 Placement of child or young person before adoption
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Division 3.4 Placement of child or young person before adoption
(4) To facilitate the making of arrangements for the adoption of a child
or young person, on the application of the director-general or the
principal officer of a private adoption agency, the court may make an
order under subsection (1) before an application for an adoption order
has been made, and the first order has effect for the purpose of any
subsequent application for an adoption order.
(5) On the application of the director-general or of the person the
requirement for whose consent was dispensed with, the court may
revoke an order made because of subsection (4) at any time before
making an adoption order.
Division 3.4 Placement of child or young person
before adoption