Adoption law in Australia
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Content type
Research report
Published
February 1992
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Overview
This document briefly outlines changes to the adoption scene in Australia in recent years, and then gives an overview of Australian adoption law as at 1 January 1992. Information about adoption by relatives, Aboriginal children, access to information, and intercountry adoption is included.
Australian Family Briefing No 1
ISBN
0-642-17350-8