References to consent

In force

(1)

In this part—

consent means consent freely and voluntarily given by a person with capacity to give the consent.

(2)

A reference in this part to consent to an adoption is a reference to—

(a)

for an adoption of a step-child under part 9, division 4—

(i)

consent to the child’s adoption by the proposed adoptive parent; or

(ii)

consent to the child’s adoption generally; or

(b)

otherwise, consent to the child’s adoption generally.

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