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Adoption Act 2000
113Adoption by NSW parent in prescribed overseas jurisdiction of a child from that overseas jurisdiction
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#### 113 Adoption by NSW parent in prescribed overseas jurisdiction of a child from that overseas jurisdiction
113 Adoption by NSW parent in prescribed overseas jurisdiction of a child from that overseas jurisdiction
> > (1) This section applies if—
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> > > (a) an adoption, by a person who is habitually resident in the State, of a child who is habitually resident in a prescribed overseas jurisdiction, is granted under the law of that overseas jurisdiction, and
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> > > (b) an adoption compliance certificate issued by a competent authority of that overseas jurisdiction is in force in relation to the adoption.
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> > (2) The adoption is recognised and effective, for the law of the State, on and after the adoption takes effect in the overseas jurisdiction.