Adoptions Australia 2007-08

Adoptions Australia 2007-08

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Child welfare series no. 46

'Adoptions Australia 2007-08', the 18th report in the series, presents the latest data on adoptions of Australian children and children from overseas, and highlights important trends in the number of adoptions over the last three decades. Data on all finalised adoptions recorded by state and territory community services departments for the period 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 are presented, including information on adopted children, adoptive families and birth mothers. The report also provides data on the number of requests for information and the number of contact and information vetoes lodged by parties to an adoption.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 6 February 2009; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 883 9; AIHW cat. no. CWS 34; 84pp.; $27.00


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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso page
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Symbols
    • Summary (HTML)
  • Body section
    1. Introduction
    2. Background
      • Categories of adoption
      • Adoption processes
    3. An overview of adoptions in Australia
      • Adoptions in 2007-08
      • Trends
    4. Detailed information
      • Intercountry adoptions
      • Local adoptions
      • 'Known' child adoptions
      • Adoption of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
      • Permanent care orders (Victoria only)
      • Access to information
    5. Discussion of key findings
  • End matter
    • Appendixes
      1. Statistical tables
      2. Legislation
        • B.1 Summary of legislation
        • B.2 Provisions for 'open' adoptions
        • B.3 Access to information and veto systems
      3. Countries party to the Hague Convention
    • Glossary
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of figures