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released: 27 Nov 2002 media release

Adoptions Australia 2001-02 presents adoption statistics provided by the State and Territory community services departments for the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002. 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 220 2; Cat. no. CWS 18; 64pp.; $14.00

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Adoptions Australia 2001-02

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  • Preliminary material
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols
  • Sections
    1. Adoptions in Australia 2001-02
      • Introduction
      • Categories of adoption
      • Overview of adoptions in Australia 2001-02
      • Trends in adoption
    2. Detailed information
      • Placement adoptions
        • Local placement adoptions
        • Intercountry placement adoptions
        • Placement of children
        • Characteristics of adoptive families
      • 'Known' child adoptions
      • Permanent care orders
      • Adoption of Indigenous children
      • Access to information
        • Information applications
        • Contact and identifying information vetoes
  • End matter
    • Appendixes
      • Appendix 1: Summary of legislation
      • Appendix 2: Glossary
      • Appendix 3: Provisions for 'open' adoptions
      • Appendix 4: Appendix tables
        Update in Table A4.3: Note: This table has been replaced to correct errors that occurred in the original publication.
      • Appendix 5: Countries party to the Hague Convention
      • Appendix 6: Access to information and veto systems
    • References

Recommended citation

AIHW 2002. Adoptions Australia 2001-02. Child Welfare Series. Cat. no. CWS 18. Canberra: AIHW.