Government Reports
National
Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives. Standing Committee on Family and Children’s Services, 2005. Overseas Adoption in Australia Report: Report on the inquiry into the adoption of children from overseas. Canberra: The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/fhs/adoption/report/fullreport.pdf
Australia. Parliament. Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, 1997. Inquiry Into the Status of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Submissions, v.13, Submissions 404-424, Canberra: The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, pp. 2400-2592.
Australia.Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee, 2001. Lost Innocents: Righting the Record: Report on Child Migration. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia. http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/clac_ctte/completed_inquiries/1999-02/child_migrat/index.htm
Australian Bureau of Statistics, WELSTAT (Australia), 1992-. Adoptions, Australia. Canberra: ABS.
Boss, P., Edwards, S., 1992. Adoption Australia: A Comparative Study of Australian Adoption Legislation and Policy. Notting Hill, Vic.: National Children’s Bureau of Australia.
Higgins, Daryl. Impact of past adoption practices: Summary of key issues from Australian research. A report to the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs by the Australian Institute of Family Studies. http://www.aifs.gov.au/pastadoptionpractices/index.php
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 1997. Bringing Them Home – Report of the National Enquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families. http://www.hreoc.gov.au/social_Justice/bth_report/report/index.html
Mitchell, R., and Corp: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 1986. Review of the Act Adoption of Children Ordinance 1965. Canberra: Australian Government Publication Service.
WELSTAT (Australia), Australia, Standing Committee of Social Welfare Administrators, 1990-1992. Adoptions: WELSTAT National Data Collection WELSTAT: Parramatta, NSW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Publications
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 1993 - . Adoptions Australia. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.
Individual Editions:
Wilkinson, K., Angus, G., 1993. Adoptions Australia 1990-1991. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 1993. Adoptions Australia 1990-1991: State and Territory Tables. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Angus, G., Wilkinson, K., Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 1994. Adoptions Australia 1991-1992. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.
Zabar, P., Angus, G., Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 1994. Adoptions Australia 1992-1993. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.
Zabar, P., Angus, G., 1995. Adoptions Australia 1993-1994. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Angus, G., and Golley, L., Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 1995. Children Under Care and Protection Orders Australia 1993-94. Child Welfare Series No 12. Canberra: AGPS.
Angus, G., Golley, L., Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 1996. Adoptions Australia 1994-95. Child Welfare Series No 14. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 1996. Adoptions Australia 1994-1995: State and Territory Tables. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Bently, R., Broadbent, A., Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 1997. Adoptions Australia 1995-1996. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 1998, Adoptions Australia 1996-1997. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 1999, Adoptions Australia 1997-1998. Child Welfare Series, Cat no. CWS 10. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/cws/aa97-8/aa97-8-c00.pdf
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2000, Adoptions Australia 1998-1999. Child Welfare Series, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Cat no. CWS 10, Canberra. http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/cws/aa98-9/aa98-9-c00.pdf
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2001, Adoptions Australia 1999-2000. Child Welfare Series no. 26, Cat no. CWS 12. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/cws/aa99-00/aa99-00.pdf
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2002, Adoptions Australia 2000-2001. Child Welfare Series no. 28, Cat no. CWS 15. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/cws/aa00-01/aa00-01.pdf
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2002, Adoptions Australia 2001-2002. Child Welfare Series no. 30, Cat no. CWS 18. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/cws/aa01-02/aa01-02.pdf
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2002, Adoptions in Australia down again. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2003, Adoptions Australia 2002-2003. Child Welfare Series no. 33, Cat no. CWS 21. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/cws/aa02-03/aa02-03.pdf
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2004, Adoptions Australia 2003-2004. Child Welfare Series, Cat no. CWS. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2005, Adoptions Australia 2004-2005. Child Welfare Series no. 37, Cat no. CWS 25. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/cws/aa04-05/aa04-05.pdf
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2006, Adoptions Australia 2005-2006. Child Welfare Series no. 39, Cat no. CWS 27, Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/cws/aa05-06/aa05-06.pdf
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2008, Adoptions Australia 2006-2007. Child Welfare Series no. 44, Cat. no. CWS 32, Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/cws/aa06-07/aa06-07.pdf
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2009, Adoptions Australia 2007-2008. Child Welfare Series no. 46, Cat no. CWS 34. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/cws/aa07-08/aa07-08.pdf
ACT
Australian Human Rights Commission, 1986. Review of the ACT Adoption of Children Ordinance. Canberra: Australian Government Publication Service.
Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services, 2006. A Better System For Children Without Parents to Care For Them: Discussion Paper on the Adoption Act 1993.
Canberra: Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services.
New South Wales
Department of Community Services, NSW, 1998. Adoption Information Act 1990. Adoptees and Birthparents: Adoption Search Guide. Parramatta, NSW: Dept. of Community Services.
Department of Youth and Community Services, NSW, 1985. Adoption, Options For Reform. Sydney: Department of Youth and Community Services.
Standing Committee on Social Issues, NSW Parliament, Legislative Council, 2000. Releasing the Past: Adoption Practices 1950-1998: Final Report. Sydney: Standing Committee on Social issues.
Marshall, A., Review of Adoption Policy and Practice in New South Wales. Sydney: Government Printer.
Department of Community Services, October 2006. Review of the Adoption Act 2000. Report to Parliament. http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/docswr/_assets/main/documents/adoption/report_adoption_act.pdf
New South Wales, Adoption Legislation Review Committee, 1976. Adoption Legislation: Report of the Review Committee. Sydney: Dept. of Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs.
Review of Adoption Policy and Practice in New South Wales, 1985. Sydney: Government Printer.
NSW Parliament. Legislative Council. Standing Committee on Social Issues, 1989. Accessing Adoption Information/Parliament of New South Wales, Legislative Council, Standing Committee on Social Issues. Sydney: Standing Committee on Social Issues.
Department of Youth and Community Services, New South Wales, 1985. Adoption: Options for Reform, Sydney: Government Printer.
Department of Community Services, 2004. Intercountry Adoptions [electronic resource]: A Reform Proposal for NSW/NSW Department of Community Services. Ashfield, NSW: Department of Community Services.
Swain, M., 2000. Adoption and Care and Protection of Children: The Proposed Legislative Changes. Sydney: NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service.
New South Wales. Adoption Legislation Review Committee, 1976. Adoption Legislation: Report of the Review Committee. Sydney: Department of Youth and Ethnic and Community Affairs.
Thinee, K., and Bradford, T., 1998. Connecting Kin. Guide to Records: A Guide to Help People Separated from their Families Search for Their Records. Sydney: Department of Community Services.
Queensland
Department of Family and Community Services, 1995. Protective Services and Juvenile Justice: Statistical Information: Concepts and Definitions. Brisbane: Department of Family and Community Services, Statistical Services Branch.
Queensland Government, 1974. Adoption of Children Act 1964-1972: And Regulations With Index (Compiled to 31 May 1974). Brisbane: Government Printer.
Queensland Government, 1965. An Act to Promote, Safeguard and Protect the Well-Being of the Children and Youth of the State through a Comprehensive and Coordinated Programme of Child and Family Welfare and to Amend the Adoption Particulars: 14 Eliza, no. 14 of 1965. Brisbane: Government Printer.
Queensland Dept. of Families, 2002[?]. Adoption Legislation Review: Consultation Paper Overview/Queensland Government. Brisbane: Department of Families.
Department of Families, 2003. Adoption of Children in Queensland. Brisbane: Department of Families.
South Australia
Department for Family and Community Services, 1994. Review of the Adoption Act 1988, South Australia. Adelaide: The Adoption Act Review Committee.
Department for Families and Communities, Children Youth and Family Services, 2005. Review of Post-Adoption Support Services in South Australia. Adelaide: Department for Families and Communities, Children Youth and Family Services. http://www.adoptions.sa.gov.au/
Dore, L., Department of Family and Community Services, SA, 1994. Review of Adoption Act, 1988, South Australia. Adelaide: Review Committee of the Adoption Act.
Adoption & Family Information Service, 2002. Adoption: Australian Born Child. Adelaide: Adoption & Family Information Service.
Adoption & Family Information Service, 2002. Considering Adoption. Adelaide.
Adoption & Family Information Service, 2002. Adoption: Intercountry. Adelaide.
Adoption & Family Information Service, 2002. Past Adoption: An Introduction. Adelaide.
Adoption & Family Information Service, 2002. Past Adoption: Search and Contact. Adelaide.
Adoption & Family Information Service, 2002. Accessing Your Family Information: An Overview. Adelaide.
Fopp, P., 1975. The Child’s Right at Law in Adoption: A Paper. Adelaide: Department for Community Welfare.
Tasmania
Cunningham, Ann, 1996. Background Paper for the Minister of Community and Health Services on Issues Relating to Historical Adoption Practices in Tasmania. Hobart: Department of Community and Health Services.
Parliament of Tasmania, Joint Select Committee, 1999. Adoption and Related Services 1950-1988. http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/Ctee/reports/adopt.pdf.
Victoria
Adoption Information Service, 1999. Searching in Adoption and Wardship: A Guide. Melbourne: Department of Human Services.
Adoption Information Service, 1990. Searching in Adoption: A Guide: a Do-It-Yourself Guide Designed to Assist People Searching for Family Members From Whom They Have Been Separated by Adoption. Melbourne: Department of Human Services.
Adoption Information Service, 1992. Searching in Adoption: A Guide. Melbourne: Department of Human Services.
Adoption Information Service, 1999. Adoption. Myth and Reality: The Adoption Information Service in Victoria. Melbourne: Department of Human Services.
Adoption Information Service, 1996. Adoption. Myth and Reality: The Adoption Information Service in Victoria. Melbourne: Department of Human Services.
Adoption Information Service, 1995. Adoption. Myth and Reality: The Adoption Information Service in Victoria. Melbourne: Health and Community Services.
Adoption Information Service, 2003. Adoption. Myth and Reality: The Adoption and Family Records Service in Victoria. Melbourne: Department of Human Services.
Department of Human Services, 1997. Regulatory Impact Statement: Proposed Adoption Regulations. Melbourne: Department of Human Services.
Department of Human Services, Victoria, 1997. Information for Parents Considering Adoption of Their Child in Victoria. Melbourne: Department of Human Services.
Department of Human Services, Victoria, 1997. Searching in Adoption: A Guide. Melbourne: Department of Human Services.
Davey, W., 1983. Adoption Legislation Review Committee, Victorian Parliament, Report (March). Melbourne: Government Printer.
Victoria. Parliament. Statute Law Revision Committee, 1978. Report From the Statute Law Revision Committee Upon Access to Information Concerning Adoptions Together With Extracts From the Proceedings of the Committee and an Appendix. Melbourne: F.D. Atkinson, Government Printer.
Victorian Government, 1986. Third Report to Parliament on Subordinate Legislation: Concerning Adoption (Inter-country Adoption Fees) Regulations 1986 (Statutory Rule no.35/1986). Melbourne: Government Printer.
Department of Human Services, 2009. Stepchildren and Adoption. Melbourne: Department of Human Services, Community Care Division. http://www.cyf.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/323605/stepchild_adoption_dl_booklet.pdf
Department of Human Services, 2002. Aboriginal Child Placement Principle: Guide. Melbourne: Department of Human Services.
Western Australia
Adoption Legislative Review Committee. 1997. Adoption Legislative Review: Adoption Act (1994): Final Report. Perth.
http://www.community.wa.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/C4C1F02C-7BAC-4652-B659-3BBF02BD7B89/0/DCDRPTAdoptionLegislativeReview1997.pdf
Department of Child Protection, 2007. Information about Past Adoption Services. East Perth: Department for Child Protection.
Department of Community Development, Public Affairs Branch, WA, 1994. New Options in Adoption: Understanding Western Australia’s New Laws on Adoption. Perth: The Branch.
Department of Family and Children’s Services WA, 1997. Adoption Legislative Review: Adoption Act (1994): Issues Paper. Perth: Family and Children’s Services, Government of Western Australia.
Family Information and Adoption Service, Family and Children’s Services WA, 1997. A Guide to Search, Mediation and Contact in Adoption. Perth: The Services.
Western Australia. Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Select Committee onto the Adoption of Children Amendment Bill, 1983. Report of the Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly Appointed to Enquire Into the Adoption of Children Amendment Bill, 1983, presented by M. Barnett. Perth: The Committee.
Western Australia. Parliament. Legislative Council. Standing Committee on Legislation, 2002. Report of the Standing Committee on Leglisation in Relation to the Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Amendment Bill 2001, presented by Hon. Jon Ford. Perth: The Committee.
Western Australia. Parliament. Legislative Council. Standing Committee on Legislation. 1994. Twenty-seventh Report of the Standing Committee on Legislation in Relation to the Adoption Act 1994, presented by Derrick Tomlinson. Perth: The Committee.