32 International Adoption Search Info: Australia
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This article is from the Adoption FAQ, by Rosemarie Ventura aa742@freenet.buffalo.edu ah241@freenet.carleton.ca with numerous contributions by others.
32 International Adoption Search Info: Australia
URL:http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/
All States in Australia allow natural mothers and adoptees some
access to identifying information about each other.
Australian Capitol Territory
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New South Wales
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New South Wales Adoption Act on Web:
URL:http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/
Norfolk Island
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Northern Territory
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Legislation amended in early 1994 allows open records under
certain conditions, similar to other states.
Queensland
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South Australia
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Adoption Jigsaw SA
P.O. Box 567
Prospect East, South Australia 5083
tel: 08-344-7529
Australian Relinquishing Mothers
51 North Terrace
Hackney, South Australia 5069
tel: 08-362-2418
johnrad@adam.com.au Lynne Radcliffe. secretary
Tasmania
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Victoria
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Adoption Information Service
448 St. Kilda Rd.
Melbourne, Victoria 3004
voc: 03-9868-7777
fax: 03-9868-7700
Child Migrants Trust
228 Canning Street
North Carlton
Melbourne, Victoria, 3054
(Affiliated with Child Migrants Trust in UK)
War-Babes Down Under Janet Baker
46, Lucknow Street
MITCHAM 3132
Victoria
tel: 03 9874-8875
Affiliated with War Babies in the UK. Adults born as the
result of war time relationships between US servicemen and
British or Australian woman during WWII.
Contact: jbaker@netspace.net.au (Janet Baker)
Western Australia
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Western Australia Government Web Http://www.wa.gov.au/
LAW: Different laws for pre and post Jan 1, 1995.
The Family Court of Western australia can issue an order to
prevent the release of any identifing info. This will only be
granted if there are exceptional grounds.
vetos: There are 2, information vetos, and contact vetos.
Contact vetos prevent the release of any id info till a 'no-
contact' agreement is signed. Info vetos prevent the release of
any id info.
All people must register with the department for Community
Development before any info can be obtained.
Adoptees:
over 18:
some records of court proceedings about the adoption
original birth certificate
non-identifying information
under 18:
non-identifying info if adoptive parents give consent.
as above, but both adopive and birth parents must give consent.
Post 1/1/95 adoptees can obtain the above unless there is a _court
order_. Non-id info is always available.
Adoptive Parents:
Pre 1/1/95
Some records of court proceeding. If adoptee is under 18, birth
parent must give consent.
Adoption order
Original birth certificate. If adoptee under 18, bp must give
consent.
Non-id info
Post 1/1/95 there is no requirements for BP consent, and only
a court order can prevent release of BC or court records. The
infamous 'some' still applies...
Birth Parents:
pre 1/1/95
'some' records of court proceeding. AP must give consent if
adoptee is under 18.
Original BC
Amended BC. AP must give consent if adoptee under 18.
Relatives:
Grand-parent, descendant if adoptee over 18,
sibling over 18 if adopteee over 18
Non-id info only.
IFF the adoptee has died, or can't be found and is over 18,
relatives can apply for copy of birth records.
Search and Support Groups:
Association of Relinquishing Mothers, WA, Inc.
PO Box 60
Tuart Hill, WA 6060
Adoption Jigsaw WA, Inc.
P.O. Box 252
Hillarys
Perth, West Australia 6025
voc: 09-388-1922
fax: 09-382-3916
ARMS - Western Australia
+61 (09) 367 1211, 447 3970 ( Kath )
390 5603 ( Carol )
444 1214 ( Beryl )
335 7961 ( Helen )
Meeting is ever 3rd Monday at 8pm, upstairs at 16 Rheola St, West
Perth.
Adoption Jigsaw
Jigsaw Centre
91 Hensman Rd.
Subiaco 6008
Open from 9-4, Mon to Fri. Staffed by volunteer adoptees, birth
and adoptive parents.
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