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Information about how to make contact, what might happen after contact is made, planning for the first meeting and having ongoing contact.
An IBC is a new form of birth certificate that includes information about an adopted person’s parents and siblings at birth, as well as their parents and sibli
Sources of information and support
Adoption search guide if you're 18 or over
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
The purpose of the Reunion and Information Register (RIR) - previously known as the Adopted Person's Contact Register - is to assist people who have been separ
The NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) became the sole provider of local adoption services in NSW on 1 July 2024.
Applying for adoption information if you're 18 or over
This document is called the ‘Mandatory Written Information on Intrafamily Adoption’ and is for parents who are considering adoption for their child.
10 Feb 2025