21Decision in a Convention country to convert an adoption

21 Decision in a Convention country to convert an adoption

(1) Subject to regulation 22, if a decision is made in a Convention country to convert the adoption of a child, in accordance with article 27 of the Convention, the decision is recognised and effective, for the laws of the Commonwealth and each State, on and from the day the decision becomes effective. (2) Recognition of the decision includes, for the laws of the Commonwealth and each State, recognition that under those laws, the decision terminates the legal relationship between the child and the individuals who were, immediately before the adoption, the child’s parents.