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released: 3 Mar 2000 author: AIHW media release

Presents adoption statistics provided by the State and Territory community services departments for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999. These cover all finalised adoptions reported to State and Territory community services departments during that year. The report provides information on adopted children, adoptive families and birth mothers. It also provides data on the number of requests for information and the number of contact and information vetoes lodged by parties to the adoption.

ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN 978 1 74024 039 0; Cat. no. CWS 10; 60pp.; Out of print

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material (65KB PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Acknowledgements
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols
  • Chapters
    1. Introduction (58KB PDF)
      1. Categories of adoption
      2. New data
    2. Adoptions in Australia 1998 - 99 (64KB PDF)
      1. Overview of main findings
      2. Trends in adoption
    3. Detailed information (150KB PDF)
      1. Placement adoptions
        • Placement adoptions of local children
        • Intercountry placement adoptions
        • Children whose adoption orders were not finalised
        • Characteristics of adoptive families
      2. 'Known' child adoptions
        • Permanent care orders
      3. Adoption of indigenous children
      4. Access to information
        • Information applications
        • Contact and identifying information vetoes
  • End matter
    • Appendixes
      • Appendix 1: Glossary (80KB PDF)
      • Appendix 2: Summary of legislation (89KB PDF)
      • Appendix 3: Provisions for 'open' adoptions (55KB PDF)
      • Appendix 4: Appendix tables (34KB PDF)
      • Appendix 5: Countries party to the Hague Convention (4K PDF)
      • Appendix 6: Access to information and veto systems (84K PDF)
    • References (30KB PDF)

Recommended citation

AIHW 2000. Adoptions Australia 1998-99. Child welfare series no. 24. Cat. no. CWS 10. Canberra: AIHW.