Adoption factsheets
Collection of Factsheets related to adoption.
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Working with Aboriginal families - Changes to the law - web version
Changes to child protection legislation support our goal to keep Aboriginal children and young people at home with their families, with their kin and in their communities.
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Changes to child protection and what it means - print version
Important changes to the child protection system came into effect on 4 February 2019. These changes aim to keep children safe at home, and if this isn’t possible, to work with urgency to find a [...]
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Changes to child protection and what it means - web version
Important changes to the child protection system came into effect on 4 February 2019. These changes aim to keep children safe at home, and if this isn’t possible, to work with urgency to find a [...]
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Adoption Reunion and Information Register (RIR) pamphlet
Adoption Reunion and Information Register (RIR) pamphlet with contact details
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Guide to drafting an open adoption plan
This guide is to be read in conjunction with the 'Registration of open adoption plans' factsheet to assist in deciding whether the open adoption plan is to be registered.
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OOHC Adoption Allowance (means-tested)
This allowance helps children who have been adopted from out-of-home care and require ongoing financial support to meet their needs.
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Costs for court report and registered counselling
Fees adoptive applicants pay to a contracted adoption assessor for preparing a court report or to a registered counsellor for the registered counselling
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Hardship Policy for ICA Factsheet 2024
Fees for intercountry adoption may disadvantage applicants with lower incomes. FACS has developed this policy to assist lower income households.
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Written Information on intrafamily adoption - Additional information for parents of a Torres Strait Islander child
Written Information on intrafamily adoption - Additional information for parents of a Torres Strait Islander child
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Information about intercountry adoption for those aged 18 and over
Factsheet and application for information about intercountry adoption for those 18 years old and older