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In forceDefinitions for div 2
Part 5Application by person wishing to adopt stepchild
Division 2How chief executive must deal with accepted application
96 Definitions for div 2
In this division—
consent means consent to the proposed adoption given under part 2.
dispensation application means an application under part 2, division 6, for an order dispensing with the need for a parent’s consent.
parent, of a child, does not include a person if, under section 39, a court has dispensed with the need for the person’s consent to the child’s adoption.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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