Table of contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

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Summary

1 Introduction

  • 1.1 Adoptions in Australia
  • 1.2 Recent developments
  • 1.3 Data sources and processes
  • 1.4 Report structure

2 Adoption in Australia

  • 2.1 Categories of adoption
  • 2.2 Adoption legislation and processes

3 Adoptions in Australia during 2016–17

  • 3.1 Adoptions in 2016–17
  • 3.2 Intercountry adoptions
  • 3.3 Local adoptions
  • 3.4 Known child adoptions
  • 3.5 Access to information

4 Trends in adoptions in Australia

  • 4.1 Trends in categories of adoptions
  • 4.2 Adoption of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
  • 4.3 Alternatives to adoption

Glossary

References

List of tables

List of figures

Related publications

Appendix A: Legislation

Appendix B: Countries party to the Hague Convention