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In forceConsent given under law of another jurisdiction
Part 2Adoption orders
Division 2Consent to adoption
17 Consent given under law of another jurisdiction
(1)
A consent to the adoption of a child given by a person in accordance with the law of another State or of a Territory of the Commonwealth will be regarded as a consent given by the person in accordance with this
Act.
(2)
Subject to any law of the Commonwealth, the requirements of this
Act relating to consent to adoption will be taken to have been complied with in relation to the adoption of a child from a Convention country if the laws of that country relating to consent to such an adoption have been complied with.
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