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Adoption Act 2009
sec.17References to consent
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### sec.17 References to consent
In this part—
consent means consent freely and voluntarily given by a person with capacity to give the consent.
A reference in this part to consent to an adoption is a reference to—
for an adoption of a step-child under part 9 , division 4 —
consent to the child’s adoption by the proposed adoptive parent; or
consent to the child’s adoption generally; or
otherwise, consent to the child’s adoption generally.
(sec.17-ssec.1) In this part— consent means consent freely and voluntarily given by a person with capacity to give the consent.
(sec.17-ssec.2) A reference in this part to consent to an adoption is a reference to— for an adoption of a step-child under part 9 , division 4 — consent to the child’s adoption by the proposed adoptive parent; or consent to the child’s adoption generally; or otherwise, consent to the child’s adoption generally.
- (a) for an adoption of a step-child under part 9 , division 4 — (i) consent to the child’s adoption by the proposed adoptive parent; or (ii) consent to the child’s adoption generally; or
- (i) consent to the child’s adoption by the proposed adoptive parent; or
- (ii) consent to the child’s adoption generally; or
- (b) otherwise, consent to the child’s adoption generally.
- (i) consent to the child’s adoption by the proposed adoptive parent; or
- (ii) consent to the child’s adoption generally; or