sec.200Requirements for making final adoption order

### sec.200 Requirements for making final adoption order The court may make a final adoption order only if it is satisfied of the following matters— the child is present in Queensland; the child is not prevented from residing permanently in Australia— under a law of the Commonwealth or a State; or by an order of a court of the Commonwealth or a State; the competent authority has advised the chief executive that arrangements for the adoption have been made— under the law of the country; and if the country is a convention country, under the Hague convention; the competent authority for the country has agreed to the adoption; the proposed adoption order will promote the child’s wellbeing and best interests; each of the prospective adoptive parents— is an adult; and is an Australian citizen or has a spouse who is an Australian citizen; and is resident or domiciled in Queensland; and is suitable, having regard to the matters stated in part 6 , division 5 ; while the child has been in their custody, the prospective adoptive parents have demonstrated— their willingness and ability to meet the child’s needs; and if the child has a particular ethnic or other cultural background, their willingness and ability to— help the child to maintain contact with the child’s community or language group; and help the child to develop and maintain a connection with the child’s ethnicity or culture; and preserve and enhance the child’s sense of ethnic or cultural identity. - (a) the child is present in Queensland; - (b) the child is not prevented from residing permanently in Australia— (i) under a law of the Commonwealth or a State; or (ii) by an order of a court of the Commonwealth or a State; - (i) under a law of the Commonwealth or a State; or - (ii) by an order of a court of the Commonwealth or a State; - (c) the competent authority has advised the chief executive that arrangements for the adoption have been made— (i) under the law of the country; and (ii) if the country is a convention country, under the Hague convention; - (i) under the law of the country; and - (ii) if the country is a convention country, under the Hague convention; - (d) the competent authority for the country has agreed to the adoption; - (e) the proposed adoption order will promote the child’s wellbeing and best interests; - (f) each of the prospective adoptive parents— (i) is an adult; and (ii) is an Australian citizen or has a spouse who is an Australian citizen; and (iii) is resident or domiciled in Queensland; and (iv) is suitable, having regard to the matters stated in part 6 , division 5 ; - (i) is an adult; and - (ii) is an Australian citizen or has a spouse who is an Australian citizen; and - (iii) is resident or domiciled in Queensland; and - (iv) is suitable, having regard to the matters stated in part 6 , division 5 ; - (g) while the child has been in their custody, the prospective adoptive parents have demonstrated— (i) their willingness and ability to meet the child’s needs; and (ii) if the child has a particular ethnic or other cultural background, their willingness and ability to— (A) help the child to maintain contact with the child’s community or language group; and (B) help the child to develop and maintain a connection with the child’s ethnicity or culture; and (C) preserve and enhance the child’s sense of ethnic or cultural identity. - (i) their willingness and ability to meet the child’s needs; and - (ii) if the child has a particular ethnic or other cultural background, their willingness and ability to— (A) help the child to maintain contact with the child’s community or language group; and (B) help the child to develop and maintain a connection with the child’s ethnicity or culture; and (C) preserve and enhance the child’s sense of ethnic or cultural identity. - (A) help the child to maintain contact with the child’s community or language group; and - (B) help the child to develop and maintain a connection with the child’s ethnicity or culture; and - (C) preserve and enhance the child’s sense of ethnic or cultural identity. - (i) under a law of the Commonwealth or a State; or - (ii) by an order of a court of the Commonwealth or a State; - (i) under the law of the country; and - (ii) if the country is a convention country, under the Hague convention; - (i) is an adult; and - (ii) is an Australian citizen or has a spouse who is an Australian citizen; and - (iii) is resident or domiciled in Queensland; and - (iv) is suitable, having regard to the matters stated in part 6 , division 5 ; - (i) their willingness and ability to meet the child’s needs; and - (ii) if the child has a particular ethnic or other cultural background, their willingness and ability to— (A) help the child to maintain contact with the child’s community or language group; and (B) help the child to develop and maintain a connection with the child’s ethnicity or culture; and (C) preserve and enhance the child’s sense of ethnic or cultural identity. - (A) help the child to maintain contact with the child’s community or language group; and - (B) help the child to develop and maintain a connection with the child’s ethnicity or culture; and - (C) preserve and enhance the child’s sense of ethnic or cultural identity. - (A) help the child to maintain contact with the child’s community or language group; and - (B) help the child to develop and maintain a connection with the child’s ethnicity or culture; and - (C) preserve and enhance the child’s sense of ethnic or cultural identity.