68.— (1) Subject to subsection (2) , the Authority may make an adoption order in relation to a child who—

( a) was transferred to the State from the child’s state of origin, in accordance with Article 17 (which relates to when the state of origin may entrust a child to prospective adoptive parents), and

( b) was placed, in accordance with the Hague Convention and this Act, with prospective adopters habitually resident in the State.

(2) The Authority may make an adoption order under subsection (1) only on the application of the prospective adopters with whom the child was placed and only—

( a) if satisfied that Article 4 (which relates to when an adoption may take place) and the relevant provisions of this Act have been met, and

( b) where the consent of a birth parent of the child is necessary and has not been given, if the High Court has made an order—

(i) under section 31(3)(b) authorising the Authority to dispense with consent as described in that provision, or

(ii) under section 54 authorising the Authority to make an adoption order in relation to the child.