Who may be adopted

In force

(1)

Subject to subsection (2), a person may be adopted if he or she —

(a)

is a child; and

(b)

is not, and has not been, married or in a de facto relationship,

but not otherwise.

(2)

A person who is 18 or more years of age may be adopted by a relative or a person who was a carer or step‑parent of the first‑mentioned person immediately before the first‑mentioned person attained 18 years of age.

[Section 66 amended: No. 3 of 2002 s. 15; No. 8 of 2003 s. 35; No. 15 of 2012 s. 41.]

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