by | Jan 22, 2026 | Adoptee Rights & Legislation, Submissions
Analysis of Proposed Legislative Amendment The Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2025 - changes to the Adoption Act 1984 (Vic) Changes have recently been made to adoption legislation in Victoria – with no public notification or consultation. The...
by | Nov 28, 2025 | Adoptee Rights & Legislation
𝐀𝐑𝐀’𝐬 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐅𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 – 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒. Adoptee Rights Australia (ARA) Inc has been working with...
by | May 13, 2025 | Adoptee Rights & Legislation
The Report: Human Rights of Adult Adoptees in South Australia, A Review of the Provisions of the Adoption Act 1988 (SA) An introduction by ARA Inc. Vice-President, Sharyn White, BPsych(Hons) Can the limitation of rights that adoption requires be justified? Adoption is...
by | Mar 21, 2023 | Adoptee Rights & Legislation, News & Media Releases, Research, Reports, Articles
Adoptee Rights Australia was formed in 2018 in response to the lack of a national advocacy body for adopted people. The majority of adoptees in Australia would not have been adopted if it weren’t for coercive and illegal policies and practices. On the 10th Anniversary...
by | May 31, 2020 | Adoptee Rights & Legislation
Comparison by State Legislation State by State State Grounds for a discharge of adoption – Comparison by State Legislation ACT 1993 39L *the adoption order or any consent to the adoption was obtained by fraud, duress, or other improper means, or * 1 (b) there are...
by | May 31, 2020 | Adoptee Rights & Legislation
Comparison by State - the Adoption Gag Laws *Note – the definition of “child” in most of the Adoption Acts is someone who is either under 18 – or – an adopted person of any age. State Legislation Penalty Imprisonment ACT SECT 97 Australian Capital...
