76Renunciation of parental responsibility for child present in another State

#### 76 Renunciation of parental responsibility for child present in another State 76 Renunciation of parental responsibility for child present in another State > > (1) The Secretary may execute a parental responsibility renunciation instrument in relation to a child the Secretary has parental responsibility for under section 75 if— > > > > > (a) consent to the adoption of the child cannot be lawfully revoked by the person or persons by whom it was given, and > > > > > (b) the Secretary is satisfied that the child is present in another State, and > > > > > (c) the Secretary has requested a corresponding officer to accept, and that officer has, by an instrument in writing forwarded to the Secretary, agreed to accept, parental responsibility for the child, and > > > > > (d) under a corresponding law, that officer will, on execution by the Secretary of a parental responsibility renunciation instrument, have parental responsibility for the child. > > > (2) The Secretary ceases to have parental responsibility for the child on execution of the parental responsibility renunciation instrument. > > > (3) As soon as practicable after executing the parental responsibility renunciation instrument, the Secretary must forward the instrument to that officer. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > corresponding law means a law of another State that corresponds to this section. > > > > corresponding officer means an officer of another State whose functions correspond to those of the Secretary under this Act. > > > > parental responsibility renunciation instrument means an instrument in writing executed by the Secretary renouncing the Secretary’s parental responsibility for a child. > > **s 76:** Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 \[29\]–\[33\].