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Adoption Act 2009
sec.213Requirements for making adoption order
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### sec.213 Requirements for making adoption order
The court may make an adoption order only if it is satisfied of the following matters—
the child is present in Queensland;
the child is not prevented from leaving Australia—
under a law of the Commonwealth or a State; or
by an order of a court of the Commonwealth or a State;
arrangements for the adoption have been made under the Hague convention and under the law of the convention country;
the competent authority for the country has agreed to the adoption;
the child is not prevented by a law of the convention country from residing permanently in that country;
each of the prospective adoptive parents is an adult;
the proposed order will promote the child’s wellbeing and best interests.
- (a) the child is present in Queensland;
- (b) the child is not prevented from leaving 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) arrangements for the adoption have been made under the Hague convention and under the law of the convention country;
- (d) the competent authority for the country has agreed to the adoption;
- (e) the child is not prevented by a law of the convention country from residing permanently in that country;
- (f) each of the prospective adoptive parents is an adult;
- (g) the proposed order will promote the child’s wellbeing and best interests.
- (i) under a law of the Commonwealth or a State; or
- (ii) by an order of a court of the Commonwealth or a State;