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Jurisdiction of the NACC. The NACC shall have the original and exclusive jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to alternative child care, including declaring a child legally available for adoption; domestic administrative adoption; adult adoption; foster care under Republic Act No. 10165, otherwise known as the Foster Care Act of 2012; adoptions under Republic Act No. 11222, otherwise known as the Simulated Birth Rectification Act; and inter-country adoption under Republic Act No. 8043, otherwise known as the Inter-Country Adoption Act of 1995. The NACC shall also have the authority to impose penalties in case of any violation of this Act.
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