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3151Terms used in Adoption Act
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3151 Terms used in Adoption Act
A term used in the Adoption Act has the same meaning in this part.
Note For example, the following terms are defined in the Adoption Act,
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• Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child or young person
• adoption order
• associated person (see s 58)
• birth parent (see s 58)
• birth relative (see s 58)
• child
• Convention country
• identifying information (see s 58)
• instrument of consent
• interim order
• principal officer
• private adoption agency
• register of suitable people
• young person.