87   Application to be consented to by Director-General

(cf AC Act s 18 (2) and (3))

(1)  The Court may make an adoption order only on application made by:

(a)  the prospective adoptive parent or parents with the consent of the Director-General, or

(b)  the Director-General or by a principal officer on behalf of the prospective adoptive parent or parents, or

(c)  (Repealed)

(d)  a child who is 18 or more years of age for his or her adoption.

(2)  Despite subsection (1) (a), the consent of the Director-General to an application for an adoption order is not required:

(a)  if the applicant is a step parent or relative of the child, or

(b)  if the application relates to an intercountry adoption.