sec.65Chief executive may ask corresponding officer to renounce guardianship

### sec.65 Chief executive may ask corresponding officer to renounce guardianship This section applies if— the chief executive wishes to arrange for a child’s adoption; and a corresponding officer for another State has guardianship of the child under a law of the other State substantially corresponding to section 57 . The chief executive may ask the corresponding officer to give the chief executive a document under which the officer renounces the officer’s guardianship of the child. If the chief executive receives the document mentioned in subsection (2) , the chief executive becomes guardian of the child. The chief executive may also ask the corresponding officer to give the chief executive any of the following documents— a consent to the adoption of the child given under the law of the other State that is held by the officer a document mentioned in section 42 . (sec.65-ssec.1) This section applies if— the chief executive wishes to arrange for a child’s adoption; and a corresponding officer for another State has guardianship of the child under a law of the other State substantially corresponding to section 57 . (sec.65-ssec.2) The chief executive may ask the corresponding officer to give the chief executive a document under which the officer renounces the officer’s guardianship of the child. (sec.65-ssec.3) If the chief executive receives the document mentioned in subsection (2) , the chief executive becomes guardian of the child. The chief executive may also ask the corresponding officer to give the chief executive any of the following documents— a consent to the adoption of the child given under the law of the other State that is held by the officer a document mentioned in section 42 . - (a) the chief executive wishes to arrange for a child’s adoption; and - (b) a corresponding officer for another State has guardianship of the child under a law of the other State substantially corresponding to section 57 . - • a consent to the adoption of the child given under the law of the other State that is held by the officer - • a document mentioned in section 42 .