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Adoption of Children Act 1994
37Guardianship of non-citizen child awaiting adoption
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37 Guardianship of non-citizen child awaiting adoption
If a non-citizen child enters or has entered the Territory from a State
or another Territory or from an overseas country and the
Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946 (Cth) no longer
applies in relation to the non-citizen child, for so long as the
Territory is the normal place of residence of the child:
(a) the guardianship of the child is to be placed with the Minister;
and
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(b) section 36, to the extent necessary, applies to that child as if
the child were born in a State or another Territory.
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