136C
In forceRecognition in WA of adoption of child resident in Convention country by person resident in another such country
Part 7Miscellaneous
Division 3Non‑Western Australian adoptions
136C Recognition in WA of adoption of child resident in Convention country by person resident in another such country
Subject to section 136F, if —
(a)
a child who is habitually resident in a Convention country is adopted by a person who is habitually resident in another Convention country; and
(b)
an adoption compliance certificate issued by a competent authority of the Convention country in which the adoption was made or granted is in force in relation to the adoption,
the adoption is recognised and effective for the laws of the State on and from the day the certificate becomes effective.
[Section 136C inserted: No. 7 of 1999 s. 16.]
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