Table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Acknowledgements
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols
  • Chapters
    1. Introduction
      1. Categories of adoption
      2. New data
    2. Adoptions in Australia 1998-99
      1. Overview of main findings
      2. Trends in adoption
    3. Detailed information
      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
      • Appendix 2: Summary of legislation
      • Appendix 3: Provisions for 'open' adoptions
      • Appendix 4: Appendix tables
      • Appendix 5: Countries party to the Hague Convention
      • Appendix 6: Access to information and veto systems
    • References