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 | 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...
by | May 31, 2020 | Adoptee Rights & Legislation
Comparison by State - of the Status of Person after a discharge of adoption orders is made State Status of person after discharge – Comparison by State Legislation ACT 1993 39L (8) Subject to any order made under subsection (7) and to section 43 (3), the rights,...
