Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This Act applies in relation to an adopted child that satisfies the requirements of subsection (2) as if:
(a) a reference to the birth of a child were a reference to the placement of the child; and
(b) a reference to the day the child was born were a reference to the day the child becomes entrusted to the care of a person as mentioned in subsection (2); and
(c) a reference to the expected date of birth of the child were a reference to the day expected to be the day the child will become entrusted to the care of a person as mentioned in subsection (2); and
(d) a reference to a child's first birthday were a reference to the first anniversary of the day the child became entrusted to the care of a person as mentioned in subsection (2); and
(da) a reference to a child's second birthday were a reference to the second anniversary of the day the child became entrusted to the care of a person as mentioned in subsection (2); and
(e) a reference to a completed birth verification form for a child were a reference to information required by the Secretary about the adoption of the child; and
(f) a reference to a child being born during the same multiple birth were a reference to the child being adopted during the same multiple adoption.
When a child satisfies this subsection
(2) A child satisfies the requirements of this subsection if:
(a) the child becomes, or is to become, entrusted (within the meaning of the Family Assistance Act) to the care of the person; and
(b) it is an authorised party that entrusts, or is to entrust, the child to the care of the person; and
(c) the authorised party does so, or is to do so, as part of the process for the adoption of the child by the person; and
(d) the child is, or will be, aged under 16 on the day the child becomes entrusted to the care of the person.