by | Mar 24, 2026 | Submissions
During his election campaign, David Chrisafuli stated that he would “bring back adoption” as a way to reduce youth crime in Queensland. This highlighted his complete lack of understanding of the legislation, policies, and practices that already are in...
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 | Aug 30, 2025 | Submissions
The Department for Child Protection (DCP, the Department) Draft Suicide Prevention ActionPlan is framed around staff, children, young people, carers and families. While ARA Inc. agrees that it is crucial that these groups are included, key groups with substantial...
by | Aug 10, 2025 | Submissions
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) was asked to inquire into surrogacy laws. Adoptee Rights Australia Inc. identified several crossover issues between adopted persons and those born through surrogacy arrangements. In the submission, ARA Inc. spoke of:...
by | Jun 12, 2025 | Submissions
The submission is number 121 on the Social Development Committee webpage. Submission to the South Australian Parliament’s Social Development Committee, Inquiry into the potential for a Human Rights Act for South Australia 26th February 2024 Adoptee Rights Australia...
by | Aug 26, 2023 | Submissions
The submission is published at Number 128, under ‘Public Submissions’ at the Inquiry into past forced adoptive policies and practices. Adoptee Rights Australia (ARA) Inc. is a volunteer run organisation that was established in 2018 by adopted persons to...
