South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts18—Court may dispense with consents
(1) The Court may
dispense with the consent of a person (other than the child) to an adoption
where it appears to the Court—
(a) that
the person cannot, after reasonable inquiry, be found or identified; or
(b) that
the person is in such a physical or mental condition as not to be capable of
properly considering the question of consent; or
(c) that
the person has abandoned, deserted or persistently neglected or ill-treated
the child; or
(e) that
there are other circumstances by reason of which the consent may properly be
dispensed with.
(2) The Court may
dispense with the consent of a child to an adoption where it appears to
the Court that the child is intellectually incapable of giving consent.
(3) An application may
be made under this section by the Chief Executive or a party to the adoption
(including the child).