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The adoption process for birth parents

Information about signing the consent form for adoption, what to do if you change your mind, your child's name before and after adoption, what personal informa

Before you start your search

If you are looking for your birth mother, birth father or birth relatives, here are some things you should think about, including how intensely emotional it wi

Adapted Kvebaek Family Sculpture Technique Data Dictionary (67.3 KB,Document)

Data dictionary for the child face-to-face interview activity on their felt security during the first 4 waves.

Reunion

Robert’s story was not uncommon to us in the Adoption Unit. Now aged 58, he was separated from his birth family in 1956 at a time in Australian society when fo

Applying for adoption information if you're 18 or over

Applying for adoption information if you're 18 or over

Contact Veto Register

The Contact Veto Register enables a birth parent or an adopted person to prevent another party to the adoption from making contact with them.

Adoption Act 2000 How it affects you Post Adoption for adoptions made after 1 January 2010 (42.9 KB,Document)

The Adoption Act 2000 allows adopted people, adoptive parents, birth parents and siblings of an adopted person to gain information about each other from the da

Social and medical information

How to request access to social and medical information that was provided at the time of an adoption.

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6 Jun 2023

22. 18353304 Order 2020.03.31 (8.4 KB,PDF File)

22. 18353304 Order 2020.03.31

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4. 2019.03.29 18353304 Order (5.2 KB,PDF File)

4. 2019.03.29 18353304 Order

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19. 18353304 Order 22.03.02 (11.7 KB,PDF File)

19. 18353304 Order 22.03.02

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7. 2019.06.21 18353304 Order (5.3 KB,PDF File)

7. 2019.06.21 18353304 Order

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24. 18353304 Order 2020.05.15 (8.9 KB,PDF File)

24. 18353304 Order 2020.05.15

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17. 18353304 Amended Commercial List Response 19.12.19 (571.9 KB,PDF File)

17. 18353304 Amended Commercial List Response 19.12.19

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21. 18353304 Amended Commercial List Statement 2020.03.06 (575.2 KB,PDF File)

21. 18353304 Amended Commercial List Statement 2020.03.06

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15. 18353304 2019.11.01 CLR(2D) (842.1 KB,PDF File)

15. 18353304 2019.11.01 CLR(2D)

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6 Jun 2023

1. 2018.11.16 18353304 Summons (1.1 MB,PDF File)

1. 2018.11.16 18353304 Summons

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20. 18353304 Amended Summons 2020.03.06 (215.1 KB,PDF File)

20. 18353304 Amended Summons 2020.03.06

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10 Feb 2025