Arrangements for the adoption in Victoria of non‐citizen children
12 Arrangements for the adoption in Victoria of non‐citizen children
For the purposes of section 23 of the Act, the persons and organisations referred to in Schedule 2 are prescribed.
Before the Secretary authorises an approved agency to make arrangements with a person or organisation referred to in Schedule 2 with a view to the adoption of children, the Secretary must be satisfied, by written evidence, that—
the person or organisation is authorised in the country concerned to arrange for the adoption of children in or from that country; and
the government of the country concerned, or a government welfare body in that country, has not notified the Secretary that the adoption in another country of children from that country has been prohibited; and
the person or organisation does not exploit children and natural parents when making arrangements for the adoption of children in or from that country; and
the person or organisation does not obtain consents to the adoption of children in or from that country by fraud or duress; and
the person or organisation gives natural parents an adequate opportunity to give informed consent to the adoption of children in or from that country; and
arrangements for the adoption of children in or from that country are subject to the requirements of natural justice.
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