Aboriginal
adoption and the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People - Paragraph Number: 9.93-9.94
adoption and United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - Paragraph Number: 9.89-9.92
adoptive parents, finding - Paragraph Number: 9.60-9.61
Child Placement Principle - Paragraph Number: 9.37-9.51
Child Placement Principle, forms of - Paragraph Number: 9.43
child, definition of - Paragraph Number: 9.15-9.33
children, identifying - Paragraph Number: 9.35-9.36
children, reasons for affording separate treatment in legislation - Paragraph Number: 9.1
customary law and adoption - Paragraph Number: 9.9-9.14
customary law, recognition of - Paragraph Number: 9.39
customary marriage - Paragraph Number: 6.106
definition of, judicial consideration - Paragraph Number: 9.24-9.25
definition of, relevance of acceptance by community - Paragraph Number: 9.21-9.22
definition of, three-pronged - Paragraph Number: 9.16-9.17
definitions of in legislation other than adoption - Paragraph Number: 9.23-9.24
“descent” definition, difficulties with - Paragraph Number: 9.30-9.33
“descent” definition, support for - Paragraph Number: 9.28-9.29
historical application of child welfare policies - Paragraph Number: 9.2-9.8
identifying as an Aborigine - Paragraph Number: 9.19-9.20
involvement of, after consent - Paragraph Number: 9.56-9.59
involvement of, before consent - Paragraph Number: 9.52-9.55
involvement of, in adoption process - Paragraph Number: 9.52-9.59
law, exclusive jurisdiction - Paragraph Number: 9.38
order of priorities for placement - Paragraph Number: 9.44-9.49
. - Paragraph Number:
Accreditation of non-government organisations see Intercountry adoption
Adoption, support for
Paragraph Number: 2.2-2.4
. - Paragraph Number:
Adoption Information Act 1990 (NSW)
Paragraph Number: 3.85, 7.3, 7.64, 8.74, 10.196
. - Paragraph Number:
Adoptive parents see also Adoptive parents, selection of; Education of applicants; Counselling
Aboriginal, finding - Paragraph Number: 9.60-9.61
meeting birth parents - Paragraph Number: 7.92-7.94
recruitment of, for special needs children - Paragraph Number: 4.136-4.138, 4.140, 10.73
. - Paragraph Number:
Adoptive parents, selection of see also Adoptive parents; Education of applicants
Aboriginal customary marriage - Paragraph Number: 6.106
adoptive family, marginalisation of - Paragraph Number: 6.65-6.66, 6.68, 6.111, 6.117
age - Paragraph Number: 6.8, 6.15, 6.23-6.24, 6.69-6.92
Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) - Paragraph Number: 6.31-6.36
appeals and review - Paragraph Number: 3.116-3.119
application to adopt more than one child - Paragraph Number: 10.217
assessment for particular child - Paragraph Number: 6.132-6.134, 10.205-10.207
birth parent’s wishes - Paragraph Number: 5.14, 5.16, 5.150-5.154, 6.93-6.96
birth parents, role of, in selection process - Paragraph Number: 6.23, 6.93, 7.88-7.91
character - Paragraph Number: 6.10
child’s wishes - Paragraph Number: 6.93-6.96
consideration of existing children in family - Paragraph Number: 6. 99-6.103, 10.239-10.240
cultural heritage - Paragraph Number: 6.14, 6.64, 6.67, 10.215-10.216, 10.241-10.242
de facto couple - Paragraph Number: 6.105, 6.108, 6.110-6.112, 6.119, 6.121-6.122
education levels - Paragraph Number: 6.12
eligibility requirements in Adoption of Children Act 1965 (NSW) - Paragraph Number: 6.5-6.13, 6.69-6.70, 6.97, 6.104-6.108
eligibility requirements of New South Wales Departmentof Community Services - Paragraph Number: 6.5-6.14, 6.51, 6.71, 6.97, 6.99, 6.108
eligibility requirements of private adoption agencies - Paragraph Number: 6.15-6.16
full-time carer - Paragraph Number: 6.16, 6.24, 6.37-6.50
health - Paragraph Number: 6.13, 6.23, 6.97-6.98
home study - Paragraph Number: 10.30
immigrant applicants - Paragraph Number: 10.241-10.249
in intercountry adoption - Paragraph Number: 10.30, 10.74-10.75, 10.204-10.217
infertility - Paragraph Number: 6.15, 6.51-6.58
interaction with discrimination legislation - Paragraph Number: 6.28-6.36
legislation and agencies, division between roles of - Paragraph Number: 6.27, 6.126-6.131
maintaining continuity in child’s life - Paragraph Number: 6.65-6.67
marital status - Paragraph Number: 6.9, 6.104-6.123
numbers of applicants - Paragraph Number: 6.87-6.89, 6.141-6.143, 6.146-6.148
pools - Paragraph Number: 6.135-6.143, 6.148
pregnancy - Paragraph Number: 6.99-6.103
religion - Paragraph Number: 6.11, 6.15, 6.59-6.63
selection process - Paragraph Number: 6.17-6.21, 6.23, 6.25, 6.124-6.125
sexual orientation - Paragraph Number: 6.22, 6.25, 6.109-6.122
single applicant - Paragraph Number: 6.107, 6.110-6.112, 6.119, 6.121-6.123
“slotting” - Paragraph Number: 6. 102-6.103
special needs children - Paragraph Number: 6.20, 6.84-6.86, 6.103, 6.105, 10.205-10.207
Statement of Requests - Paragraph Number: 5.14, 5.23, 5.151
. - Paragraph Number:
Adults, adoption of
agency, approval and support of, - Paragraph Number: 4.12, 4.22
consent - Paragraph Number: 4.6, 4.22, 5.117
current law and practice - Paragraph Number: 4.3-4.7
legislation in other States - Paragraph Number: 4.13-4.16
marital status - Paragraph Number: 4.21
motivation - Paragraph Number: 4.8
order for adoption - Paragraph Number: 4.17-4.21
parenting after “child” has turned eighteen - Paragraph Number: 4.10-4.11, 4.19-4.20
Age of applicants see Adoptive parents, selection of
. - Paragraph Number:
Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) see also Adoptive parents, selection of
and adoption laws - Paragraph Number: 6.31-6.36
. - Paragraph Number:
Appeals and review see also Department of Community Services; New South Wales, Private adoption agencies
approvals of private adoption agencies - Paragraph Number: 3.120-3.121
current law and practice - Paragraph Number: 3.115, 3.128-3.131
selection of adoptive parents - Paragraph Number: 3.116-3.119
use of administrative tribunals - Paragraph Number: 3.123-3.125, 3.131
. - Paragraph Number:
Best interests see also Guiding principles
as compared with “welfare and interests” - Paragraph Number: 2.7-2.9
principle of, being paramount consideration - Paragraph Number: 2.6
statutory guidance as to meaning - Paragraph Number: 2.10-2.12
. - Paragraph Number:
Birth certificate
Adoption Information Act 1990 (NSW) - Paragraph Number: 7.64
amended certificate - Paragraph Number: 7.62-7.63
criticisms of current form - Paragraph Number: 7.71, 7.76
current law - Paragraph Number: 7.62-7.68
nature of - Paragraph Number: 7.78-7.79
options to promote openness - Paragraph Number: 7.69-7.77, 7.80-7.82
original certificate - Paragraph Number: 7.64
privacy - Paragraph Number: 7.65, 7.73-7.74, 7.77
where adoptive parent dies before adoption order made - Paragraph Number: 7.83-7.85
. - Paragraph Number:
Birth parent see also Consent; Counselling
access to child - Paragraph Number: 5.53, 5.60-5.61, 5.71
experiences with open adoption - Paragraph Number: 7.19-7.22, 7.98
in intercountry adoptions - Paragraph Number: 5.162, 10.43, 10.121, 10.133-10.134, 10.138
involvement in placement breakdown - Paragraph Number: 7.56-7.61
meeting adoptive parents - Paragraph Number: 7.92-7.94
participation in adoption process - Paragraph Number: 5.150-5.162, 6.23, 7.88-7.91
understanding of the adoption - Paragraph Number: 7.101-7.102
wishes in relation to selection of adoptive parents - Paragraph Number: 5.14, 5.16, 5.150-5.157, 5.159-5.161, 6.93-6.96
. - Paragraph Number:
Character of applicants see Adoptive parents, selection of
Charitable organisations see Private adoption agencies
Child see also Independent representation of the child; Consent
name change - Paragraph Number: 2.33, 5.119, 5.123, 5.127-5.129, 10.231-10.237
participation in adoption process - Paragraph Number: 5.119
relevance of United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child to - Paragraph Number: 10.94-10.95
telling child of adoptive status - Paragraph Number: 7.49-7.55
views and wishes of in intercountry adoption - Paragraph Number: 10.135-10.136
views and wishes of, generally - Paragraph Number: 3.72-3.79, 5.128
wishes in relation to selection of adoptive parents - Paragraph Number: 6.22, 6.93-6.96
. - Paragraph Number:
Children in care, adoption of
appropriateness of adoption - Paragraph Number: 4.101, 4.106, 4.111-4.112, 4.114
approval and support of agency in - Paragraph Number: 4.107-4.110, 4.113, 4.115
consent - Paragraph Number: 4.105, 4.108, 4.116-4.118, 5.19-5.20, 5.50, 5.104
current law and practice - Paragraph Number: 4.102-4.105
definition - Paragraph Number: 4.97-4.99
. - Paragraph Number:
Consent
birth father - Paragraph Number: 5.87-5.114
birth father, notice to - Paragraph Number: 5.92-5.93, 5.96, 5.98-5.102, 5.108
birth father, problems associated with notifying - Paragraph Number: 5.106, 5.111-5.114
birth parent’s wishes - Paragraph Number: 5.14-5.16, 5.150-5.157, 5.159-5.162
common household - Paragraph Number: 5.87-5.89
counselling - Paragraph Number: 5.32, 5.43-5.45, 5.54-5.55, 5.59, 5.64, 5.66-5.67, 5.69, 5.125, 5.127, 5.159
dispensing with consent - Paragraph Number: 5.106, 5.108-5.109, 5.130-5.149
ex-nuptial child - Paragraph Number: 5.87-5.89
fitness of mind - Paragraph Number: 5.33-5.34, 5.45, 5.55
for adoption of ward - Paragraph Number: 5.50
form of - Paragraph Number: 5.13-5.25, 5.46, 5.119, 5.126, 5.151, 5.155
general consent - Paragraph Number: 5.13, 5.17-5.19, 5.150, 5.158
Hague Convention - Paragraph Number: 10.104, 10.133-10.137
in applications by foster carers - Paragraph Number: 4.105, 4.116-4.118
in applications by private carers - Paragraph Number: 4.123
in applications for adoption of Aboriginal children - Paragraph Number: 9.52-9.55
in applications for adoption of adults - Paragraph Number: 4.6
in applications for adoption of Torres Strait Islander children - Paragraph Number: 9.78
in intercountry adoptions - Paragraph Number: 10.67
independent counsellor - Paragraph Number: 5.43-5.50
informed consent - Paragraph Number: 5.32-5.35, 5.45, 5.65-5.66, 5.72-5.83, 5.126-5.127
name change - Paragraph Number: 5.119, 5.127, 5.129
non-citizen child - Paragraph Number: 5.50, 10.135-10.137
of adult adoptee - Paragraph Number: 5.117
of child aged 12 years or older - Paragraph Number: 4.104-4.105, 5.115-5.129
revocation - Paragraph Number: 5.51-5.71
specific consent - Paragraph Number: 5.21, 5.115, 5.158
Statement of Requests - Paragraph Number: 5.14-5.15, 5.23, 5.128, 5.151, 5.161, 7.58
timing - Paragraph Number: 5.4-5.12, 5.126
video taping - Paragraph Number: 5.84-5.86
where child conceived through sexual assault or incest - Paragraph Number: 5.142
witness’s certification - Paragraph Number: 5.27-5.29, 5.36, 5.40-5.43, 5.45, 5.83, 5.118
witnessing consent - Paragraph Number: 5.26-5.50, 5.126
witnessing consent, category of witness - Paragraph Number: 5.26, 5.36-5.39, 5.49-5.50
written information, provision of - Paragraph Number: 5.72-5.83, 9.55, 9.78
. - Paragraph Number:
Counselling see also Education of applicants
in adoptions of Aboriginal children - Paragraph Number: 9.54-9.55
in adoptions of Torres Strait Islander children - Paragraph Number: 9.78
in intercountry adoptions - Paragraph Number: 10.218
of birth parents - Paragraph Number: 5.32, 5.54-5.55, 5.64, 5.159
of child - Paragraph Number: 3.74, 3.78-3.79, 5.125, 5.127
. - Paragraph Number:
Cultural heritage see also Aboriginal; Torres Strait Islander; Adoptive parents, selection of
arguments against need for cultural continuity - Paragraph Number: 8.55-8.68
arguments in favour of cultural continuity - Paragraph Number: 8.69-8.80
best interests - Paragraph Number: 8.5, 8.67, 8.88
breakdown in placement - Paragraph Number: 8.79-8.80, 10.40-10.41
continuity in child’s upbringing and background - Paragraph Number: 8.5
culture shock - Paragraph Number: 8.38-8.39
definition of - Paragraph Number: 8.17, 8.20-8.22, 8.61-8.62
ethnic heritage compared with cultural heritage - Paragraph Number: 8.4, 8.15, 8.20
ethnic heritage, definition of - Paragraph Number: 8.15, 8.19
identity formation - Paragraph Number: 8.28-8.29, 8.32
in adoption reviews - Paragraph Number: 8.45-8.51
intercountry adoption and - Paragraph Number: 10.39-10.41, 10.78
language issues - Paragraph Number: 8.76-8.78
legislation - Paragraph Number: 8.54
membership of extended family - Paragraph Number: 8.78
mixed race - Paragraph Number: 8.17-8.18
multiculturalism - Paragraph Number: 8.66-8.67
of babies - Paragraph Number: 8.57-8.60
of children in Third World countries and institutions - Paragraph Number: 8.55-8.56
openness and - Paragraph Number: 8.74-8.75, 10.39, 10.42-10.43
Placement Principle - Paragraph Number: 8.86-8.88
practices of adoption agencies - Paragraph Number: 8.43-8.44
priorities in placement of child - Paragraph Number: 8.63-8.64, 8.68, 8.86, 8.87
racial heritage compared with cultural heritage - Paragraph Number: 8.4, 8.10-8.18
racial heritage, definition of - Paragraph Number: 8.9
racism - Paragraph Number: 8.65, 8.69-8.73
successful cross-cultural adoptions - Paragraph Number: 8.27, 8.31
transience of adjustment problems - Paragraph Number: 8.40
United Nations view of - Paragraph Number: 8.42
value given to, in other countries and cultures - Paragraph Number: 8.52-8.53
value of, Australian research - Paragraph Number: 8.26-8.40
value of, conclusion - Paragraph Number: 8.81-8.85
value of, overseas research - Paragraph Number: 8.30-8.40
value of, research methods - Paragraph Number: 8.25
. - Paragraph Number:
De facto applicants see Adoptive parents, selection of
. - Paragraph Number:
Department of Community Services, New South Wales
allocations in intercountry adoptions - Paragraph Number: 10.144-10.145, 10.204
appeals and review - Paragraph Number: 3.129
approval of applicants in intercountry adoptions - Paragraph Number: 10.246, 10.248-10.249
approval of independent counsellor - Paragraph Number: 5.47-5.48
approval of organisation to carry out intercountry adoptions - Paragraph Number: 10.182-10.184
as an adoption agency - Paragraph Number: 3.4, 3.10
current practice of, in notifying birth father - Paragraph Number: 5.111-5.113
Director-General’s report to the Court - Paragraph Number: 3.19
Director-General’s guardianship of child - Paragraph Number: 3.11, 3.13-3.14
Director-General’s guardianship of non-citizen child - Paragraph Number: 3.16-3.17, 10.273
discharge of adoption orders - Paragraph Number: 3.80, 3.81
home study - Paragraph Number: 10.30, 10.154, 10.207
meeting birth parent’s wishes - Paragraph Number: 5.14, 5.151-5.152, 5.156-5.157,5.159-5.160, 7.59
meeting child’s wishes - Paragraph Number: 5.128, 5.156
parent support groups and - Paragraph Number: 10.139, 10.142, 10.144, 10.154-10.157
placement of Aboriginal children and - Paragraph Number: 9.58-9.59
post-placement reports in intercountry adoptions - Paragraph Number: 10.219, 10.221
private adoption agencies, licensing of - Paragraph Number: 3.4-3.5, 3.9, 3.120-3.121
revocation of consent - Paragraph Number: 5.52
role before adoption order is made - Paragraph Number: 3.11, 3.18, 3.21
role in intercountry adoptions, generally - Paragraph Number: 10.25, 10.139, 10.142, 10.166-10.180,10.189-10.190, 10.194-10.198
selection of adoptive parents - Paragraph Number: 3.116-3.118, 6.5-6.14, 6.16
supervision of accredited intercountry adoption agency - Paragraph Number: 10.186
witnessing consent - Paragraph Number: 5.26
written information provided to consent-givers - Paragraph Number: 5.73-5.79
. - Paragraph Number:
Director-General see Department of Community Services, New South Wales
. - Paragraph Number:
Discharge of order for adoption see Order for adoption
Donor reproduction technology see also Embryo donation
access to information - Paragraph Number: 11.57-11.61
Artificial Conception Act 1984 (NSW) - Paragraph Number: 11.54, 11.72
best interests of child - Paragraph Number: 11.56
Children (Equality of Status) Act 1976 (NSW) - Paragraph Number: 11.12
declaration of maternity - Paragraph Number: 11.12
definition - Paragraph Number: 11.49-11.50
difficulty in applying adoption legislation - Paragraph Number: 11.55-11.56, 11.64-11.67
Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) - Paragraph Number: 11.13, 11.73
legal presumptions as to parentage - Paragraph Number: 11.53-11.54
relevance to adoption legislation - Paragraph Number: 11.51
specialised legislation - Paragraph Number: 11.57-11.58, 11.60-11.62, 11.68, 11.70
Status of Children Act 1996 (NSW) - Paragraph Number: 11.13-11.14, 11.54, 11.73
. - Paragraph Number:
Education of applicants see also Adoptive parents, selection of; Counselling; adoptive parents
generally - Paragraph Number: 6.145-6.153
preparation for intercountry adoptions - Paragraph Number: 10.199-10.203
special needs children - Paragraph Number: 10.201
. - Paragraph Number:
Embryo donation see also Donor reproduction technology
access to information - Paragraph Number: 11.81
appropriateness of adoption legislation as regulatory framework - Paragraph Number: 11.74-11.81
Children (Equality of Status) Act 1976 (NSW) - Paragraph Number: 11.12
declaration of maternity - Paragraph Number: 11.12
Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) - Paragraph Number: 11.13, 11.73
legal presumptions as to parentage - Paragraph Number: 11.12, 11.72-11.73
Status of Children Act 1996 (NSW) - Paragraph Number: 11.13-11.14, 11.73
. - Paragraph Number:
Ethnic heritage see Cultural heritage
. - Paragraph Number:
Family Court of Australia
jurisdiction - Paragraph Number: 3.97
leave to commence step-parent adoption proceedings - Paragraph Number: 3.105-3.108, 4.30-4.33
. - Paragraph Number:
Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) see also Family Court of Australia; Surrogacy; Donor reproduction technology; Embryo donation
and Torres Strait Islander children - Paragraph Number: 9.85
definition of Aboriginal peoples - Paragraph Number: 9.23
parental responsibility - Paragraph Number: 5.95
parenting orders - Paragraph Number: 5.96, 5.109, 5.114
step-parent adoptions - Paragraph Number: 3.105-3.108, 4.30-4.33
. - Paragraph Number:
Foster care, adoption of child in see Children in care, adoption of
. - Paragraph Number:
Full-time carer see Adoptive parents, selection of
. - Paragraph Number:
Guiding principles
adoption service to children not service to adults - Paragraph Number: 2.27
best interests of child paramount consideration - Paragraph Number: 2.6-2.12
no right to adopt child - Paragraph Number: 2.27
respect for child’s viewpoint - Paragraph Number: 2.22, 2.28-2.32, 3.72-3.77
. - Paragraph Number:
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and International Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption
adoption information - Paragraph Number: 10.112, 10.195
automatic recognition of overseas adoption orders - Paragraph Number: 10.110-10.111, 10.224, 10.247- 10.249
Central Authorities and accredited bodies - Paragraph Number: 10.107-10.109, 10.131, 10.165, 10.174-10.176, 10.184-10.188
collecting the adoptee - Paragraph Number: 10.210
consent - Paragraph Number: 10.104, 10.133-10.137
contact between birth parents and applicants - Paragraph Number: 10.138
improper financial gain - Paragraph Number: 10.117-10.118, 10.121, 10.125-10.128, 10.131, 10.138
private adoptions - Paragraph Number: 10.176-10.177
reasons for - Paragraph Number: 10.97
requirements for intercountry adoptions - Paragraph Number: 10.101-10.106
role of intercountry adoption - Paragraph Number: 10.76, 10.101-10.103
scope of - Paragraph Number: 10.98-10.99
significance for New South Wales - Paragraph Number: 2.21-2.22, 10.113-10.115
trafficking in children - Paragraph Number: 10.132-10.138
. - Paragraph Number:
Health of applicants see Adoptive parents, selection of
. - Paragraph Number:
Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946 (Cth)
Paragraph Number: 3.16, 10.273
. - Paragraph Number:
Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, Department of
access to reports - Paragraph Number: 10.266
adjustment of adoptee - Paragraph Number: 10.270
appeal procedure - Paragraph Number: 10.259-10.260
citizenship of child - Paragraph Number: 10.274-10.275
guardianship of non-citizen child - Paragraph Number: 10.273
health clearance for child, procedure for obtaining - Paragraph Number: 10.257-10.258
health criteria - Paragraph Number: 10.255-10.256
health criteria, criticisms of - Paragraph Number: 10.261-10.267
Immigration Review Tribunal - Paragraph Number: 10.259-10.260
International Health Clearance - Paragraph Number: 10.257-10.260, 10.266, 10.271-10.272
Migration Act 1958 (Cth) and Migration Regulations 1994 - Paragraph Number: 10.250, 10.252-10.255
Migration Internal Review Office - Paragraph Number: 10.259
Migration Officer - Paragraph Number: 10.255, 10.257-10.259, 10.272
Minister’s discretion - Paragraph Number: 10.256
role of, in policing standards in intercountry adoption - Paragraph Number: 10.66, 10.244, 10.268-10.269
Teoh’s case - Paragraph Number: 10.252
visa application procedure, criticisms of - Paragraph Number: 10.271-10.272
visa, primary eligibility criteria for grant of - Paragraph Number: 10.254
visa, requirement in intercountry adoptions - Paragraph Number: 10.32, 10.245-10.246, 10.254
. - Paragraph Number:
Independent counsellor see Consent
. - Paragraph Number:
Independent representation of the child
child’s legal representative - Paragraph Number: 3.55-3.60, 3.65-3.67
current law and practice - Paragraph Number: 3.46-3.50
discretionary appointment of - Paragraph Number: 3.59-3.60
forms of - Paragraph Number: 3.45
guardian ad litem - Paragraph Number: 3.54-3.64
presence at proceedings granting adoption order - Paragraph Number: 3.70-3.71
separate party status of child in proceedings - Paragraph Number: 3.68-3.69
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - Paragraph Number: 3.49-3.50
. - Paragraph Number:
Independent review of adoption placements
current law and practice - Paragraph Number: 3.21-3.22
preliminary hearing - Paragraph Number: 3.23, 3.25-3.32, 3.34-3.42
preliminary hearing in adoption of Aboriginal child - Paragraph Number: 9.50
preliminary hearing in adoption of Torres Strait Islander child - Paragraph Number: 9.74
. - Paragraph Number:
Infertility of applicants see Adoptive parents, selection of
. - Paragraph Number:
Intercountry adoption see also Department of Community Services, New South Wales; Cultural heritage; United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; Hague Convention on Protection of Children and International Co-Operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption; Parent support groups
accreditation of non-government organisations - Paragraph Number: 10.165-10.175, 10.181-10.191
accredited body - Paragraph Number: 10.131
adopting children from deprived and abusive backgrounds - Paragraph Number: 10.54-10.57
adoption information - Paragraph Number: 10.192-10.198
agents - Paragraph Number: 10.122-10.123, 10.149-10.153
allocation of child - Paragraph Number: 10.31
application by immigrant - Paragraph Number: 10.241-10.249
arguments supporting - Paragraph Number: 10.76-10.83
as form of aid - Paragraph Number: 10.44-10.46, 10.79-10.80, 10.263-10.264
assessment of applicants - Paragraph Number: 10.204-10.217
birth name of child - Paragraph Number: 10.231-10.238
birth parent’s wishes - Paragraph Number: 5.162
birth parents, payments to - Paragraph Number: 10.121
collecting the adoptee - Paragraph Number: 10.208-10.214
consent - Paragraph Number: 10.67, 10.133-10.138
contact between birth parents and applicants - Paragraph Number: 10.138
controversial aspects of - Paragraph Number: 10.39-10.75
costs of sending country - Paragraph Number: 10.124-10.125
counselling - Paragraph Number: 10.218
creating conditions for abandonment - Paragraph Number: 10.68-10.71
creating conditions for trafficking in children - Paragraph Number: 10.58-10.66
creating conditions to discourage local adoptions - Paragraph Number: 10.72
current legislation applicable to - Paragraph Number: 10.21-10.24
current practices, evaluation of - Paragraph Number: 10.116-10.241
current procedure for - Paragraph Number: 10.25-10.34, 10.201, 10.219
discrimination in the birth country - Paragraph Number: 10.47-10.53
donations - Paragraph Number: 10.128-10.138
financial aspects - Paragraph Number: 10.117-10.138
history of - Paragraph Number: 10.15-10.20
immigration requirements - Paragraph Number: 10.32
matching - Paragraph Number: 10.74-10.75
multiple placement - Paragraph Number: 10.238-10.240
older-aged children, of - Paragraph Number: 10.229-10.230
order for adoption - Paragraph Number: 10.34, 10.275
post-placement report - Paragraph Number: 10.33-10.34, 10.219-10.221
preparation of applicants - Paragraph Number: 10.199-10.203
recognition of foreign adoption order - Paragraph Number: 10.222-10.228
role of, as option for care - Paragraph Number: 10.37-10.38, 10.80-10.82
what constitutes “improper financial gain” - Paragraph Number: 10.119-10.127
Jurisdiction see also Supreme Court of New South Wales; Family Court of Australia
appropriate court - Paragraph Number: 3.113-3.114
State-Federal issues - Paragraph Number: 3.97-3.108
whether court or tribunal most appropriate - Paragraph Number: 3.110-3.112
. - Paragraph Number:
Language, style in legislation
Paragraph Number: 2.24-2.25, 3.84
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Legal responsibility for child before adoption order is made see also Department of Community Services, New South Wales
intercountry adoptions - Paragraph Number: 3.16-3.19, 10.273
local adoptions - Paragraph Number: 3.11-3.15
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Marital status of applicants see Adoptive parents, selection of
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Name, adoptive see also Child
Paragraph Number: 2.33-2.34, 10.231-10.238
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Offences see also Surrogacy; Private placement
exclusion for step-parent and relative adoptions - Paragraph Number: 4.28
generally - Paragraph Number: 3.86-3.89
private placement - Paragraph Number: 4.122
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Openness see also Birth parents, Birth certificates
Adoption Act 1994 (WA) - Paragraph Number: 7.28-7.35
Adoption Information Act 1990 (NSW) - Paragraph Number: 3.85, 7.3, 7.64
birth parents’ understanding of the adoption - Paragraph Number: 7.101-7.102
birth parents, role in selection of adoptive parents - Paragraph Number: 7.88-7.91
birth parents, role where placement breaks down - Paragraph Number: 7.56-7.61
current practice - Paragraph Number: 7.8-7.13
definition - Paragraph Number: 7.4-7.7
difficulties experienced with - Paragraph Number: 7.19-7.24, 7.98
in intercountry adoption - Paragraph Number: 7.104, 10.42-10.43, 10.93, 10.112, 10.192-10.198
legislative scheme of agreements - Paragraph Number: 7.39-7.48
legislative support for - Paragraph Number: 7.14-7.16, 7.25, 7.27-7.48
meeting between adoptive parents and birth parents - Paragraph Number: 7.92-7.94
models for open adoption agreements from other jurisdictions - Paragraph Number: 7.36-7.38
post-adoption services - Paragraph Number: 7.95-7.100
practices to facilitate - Paragraph Number: 7.86, 7.88-7.100
relevance to cultural heritage - Paragraph Number: 8.74
resolving conflict between birth and adoptive families - Paragraph Number: 7.25, 7.99
secrecy in adoption - Paragraph Number: 2.16-2.20
suitability of adoptive parents - Paragraph Number: 6.96
telling adoptees of adoptive status - Paragraph Number: 7.49-7.55
. - Paragraph Number:
Order for adoption
automatic recognition of foreign orders - Paragraph Number: 3.17, 10.110-10.111, 10.224-10.228, 10.247-10.249
Court to be satisfied of certain matters before making - Paragraph Number: 2.13, 6.21
discharge of - Paragraph Number: 3.80-3.83
in intercountry adoptions - Paragraph Number: 10.34, 10.275
language used in legislation - Paragraph Number: 2.24-2.25
legal effect of - Paragraph Number: 2.23-2.26
of adult - Paragraph Number: 4.17-4.21
recognition of foreign orders - Paragraph Number: 10.222
registration under Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 (NSW) - Paragraph Number: 7.62, 7.65
relevance of religious issues to making of - Paragraph Number: 6.59
revocation of consent - Paragraph Number: 5.51-5.68
. - Paragraph Number:
Overseas, adoption of children from see Intercountry adoption
. - Paragraph Number:
Parent support groups
agents - Paragraph Number: 10.122-10.123, 10.149-10.153
costs of - Paragraph Number: 10.126-10.127
current role - Paragraph Number: 10.27-10.29
current role, evaluation of - Paragraph Number: 10.155-10.160
donations - Paragraph Number: 10.128-10.138
Hague Convention - Paragraph Number: 10.109
home study - Paragraph Number: 10.154
overview - Paragraph Number: 10.139-10.143
record-keeping - Paragraph Number: 10.148
role of, in allocations - Paragraph Number: 10.144-10.147
role of, recommended - Paragraph Number: 10.161-10.163
. - Paragraph Number:
Participation in adoption process see Birth parent, Child; Pregnancy of applicant see Adoptive parents, selection of
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Preliminary hearing see Independent review of adoption placements
. - Paragraph Number:
Private adoption agencies see also Department of Community Services, New South Wales
currently existing in New South Wales - Paragraph Number: 3.4
guardianship of child - Paragraph Number: 3.15
licensing of - Paragraph Number: 3.8-3.10, 3.120-3.121
notice to birth father - Paragraph Number: 5.113
regulation of standards of practice for - Paragraph Number: 3.5-3.10
satisfying birth parent’s wishes - Paragraph Number: 5.14, 5.151-5.152
satisfying child’s wishes - Paragraph Number: 5.128
selection of adoptive parents by - Paragraph Number: 3.116, 3.119, 6.14-6.16
. - Paragraph Number:
Private placement see also Surrogacy
agency support - Paragraph Number: 4.123-4.124, 4.127-4.131
and intercountry adoption - Paragraph Number: 10.59-10.62
appropriateness of adoption - Paragraph Number: 4.88, 4.129, 4.132
child in care of relative - Paragraph Number: 4.99
consent - Paragraph Number: 4.123, 4.133, 5.21
current law and practice - Paragraph Number: 4.122-4.124
definition - Paragraph Number: 4.119
offences - Paragraph Number: 4.122
offences, exclusion of step-parent and relative adoptions - Paragraph Number: 4.28
. - Paragraph Number:
Public regulation of adoption
Paragraph Number: 2.14-2.15, 4.125-127, 10.59, 10.87, 10.91, 10.164-10.165, 10.174-10.175
. - Paragraph Number:
Racial heritage see Cultural heritage
. - Paragraph Number:
Relative, adoption by see also Step-parent, adoption by
alternative orders - Paragraph Number: 4.87
appropriateness of adoption - Paragraph Number: 4.36-4.37, 4.40-4.41, 4.44, 4.56, 4.59-4.66, 4.79-4.88
benefits of agency support - Paragraph Number: 4.93-4.96
birth parent’s wishes - Paragraph Number: 5.14
Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987 (NSW) - Paragraph Number: 4.99
consent - Paragraph Number: 5.18
current law and practice - Paragraph Number: 4.27-4.29
definition - Paragraph Number: 4.24, 4.99
legislation in other States - Paragraph Number: 4.46-4.55
motivation - Paragraph Number: 4.81
process of applying for order - Paragraph Number: 4.91-4.96
. - Paragraph Number:
Religion of applicants see Adoptive parents, selection of
disclosure of contents of Report - Paragraph Number: 3.95
home study - Paragraph Number: 10.30, 10.154, 10.207
in application by foster carers - Paragraph Number: 4.102, 4.115
in application by private carers - Paragraph Number: 4.123
in application by step-parents and relatives - Paragraph Number: 4.29
in intercountry adoptions, post-placement - Paragraph Number: 10.33, 10.219-10.221
in intercountry adoptions, pre-placement - Paragraph Number: 10.194, 10.196
of agency as to locating birth father - Paragraph Number: 5.147
of Director- General to the Court - Paragraph Number: 3.19
of International Health Clearance in intercountry adoptions - Paragraph Number: 10.257, 10.266
of independent counsellor - Paragraph Number: 5.43-5.50
of Migration Officer in intercountry adoptions - Paragraph Number: 10.257
. - Paragraph Number:
Secrecy see Openness, Birth certificate
. - Paragraph Number:
Sexual orientation of applicants see Adoptive parents, selection of
. - Paragraph Number:
Single applicant see Adoptive parents, selection of
. - Paragraph Number:
Special needs, adoption of children with see also Adoptive parents, selection of
assessment criteria for applicants - Paragraph Number: 4.135-4.137, 4.140
birth parent’s wishes - Paragraph Number: 5.160
current law and practice - Paragraph Number: 4.135-4.136, 6.105
de facto applicants - Paragraph Number: 6.105
definition - Paragraph Number: 4.134
financial assistance - Paragraph Number: 4.135, 4.139
from overseas - Paragraph Number: 10.40, 10.54-10.57, 10.205-10.207
placement in family with existing child - Paragraph Number: 6.103
recruitment of adoptive parents - Paragraph Number: 4.136-4.138, 4.140, 10.73
selection of adoptive parents - Paragraph Number: 6.20, 6.84-6.86
. - Paragraph Number:
Step-parent, adoption by see also Relative, adoption by
agency, approval and support of - Paragraph Number: 4.27, 4.93-4.96
alternative orders - Paragraph Number: 4.87
appropriateness of adoption - Paragraph Number: 4.36-4.37, 4.39, 4.41, 4.44, 4.56, 4.58-4.78, 4.86- 4.88
birth family, exclusion of - Paragraph Number: 4.67-4.78
birth parent’s wishes - Paragraph Number: 5.14
consent - Paragraph Number: 5.18, 5.91
current law and practice - Paragraph Number: 4.27-4.35
definition - Paragraph Number: 4.23
joint application - Paragraph Number: 4.34, 4.38, 4.42-4.46, 4.89-4.90
leave of Family Court to commence proceedings - Paragraph Number: 4.30-4.33
legislation in other States - Paragraph Number: 4.46-4.51
motivation - Paragraph Number: 4.57
process of applying for order - Paragraph Number: 4.91-4.96
. - Paragraph Number:
Supreme Court of New South Wales see also Independent representation of the child; Independent review of adoption placements; Jurisdiction
closed Court - Paragraph Number: 3.90-3.94
consideration of religious issues - Paragraph Number: 6.59
Court to be satisfied of certain matters before making adoption order - Paragraph Number: 2.13, 6.21
declaration of validity of overseas adoption order - Paragraph Number: 10.275
discharge of adoption order - Paragraph Number: 3.82-3.83
discretion in applying Aboriginal Child Placement Principle - Paragraph Number: 9.49-9.51
discretion in applying Cultural Heritage Placement Principle - Paragraph Number: 8.88
discretion in applying Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle - Paragraph Number: 9.75-9.77
dispensing with consent - Paragraph Number: 5.106, 5.108, 5.130-5.149
role of in adoption - Paragraph Number: 3.24, 3.28, 3.33
rules of evidence - Paragraph Number: 3.96
single applicant to adopt - Paragraph Number: 6.107
Surrogacy see also Private placement
access to information - Paragraph Number: 11.3, 11.8, 11.30, 11.44
Artificial Conception Act 1984 (NSW) - Paragraph Number: 11.11
best interests of child - Paragraph Number: 11.42, 11.46-11.47
Children (Equality of Status) Act 1976 (NSW) - Paragraph Number: 11.12-11.13
criteria to assess appropriateness of adoption - Paragraph Number: 11.25-11.27, 11.44
current law and practice - Paragraph Number: 11.7-11.24
declaration of maternity - Paragraph Number: 11.12
definition - Paragraph Number: 4.120, 11.4-11.5
Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) - Paragraph Number: 11.13, 11.15
offences, judicial attitudes to - Paragraph Number: 11.36-11.39
legal presumptions as to parentage - Paragraph Number: 11.11-11.15
offences - Paragraph Number: 11.18-11.21, 11.46-11.48
parenting orders as alternative to adoption - Paragraph Number: 11.23-11.24
private arrangements for adoption - Paragraph Number: 11.19, 11.31, 11.33, 11.43, 11.47
relevance to adoption legislation - Paragraph Number: 11.3, 11.6
Status of Children Act 1996 (NSW) - Paragraph Number: 11.13-11.14
. - Paragraph Number:
Torres Strait Islander
adoption and the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People - Paragraph Number: 9.93-9.94
adoption and United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - Paragraph Number: 9.89-9.92
Child Placement Principle - Paragraph Number: 9.71-9.77
child, definition of - Paragraph Number: 9.68-9.70
children, reasons for affording separate treatment in legislation - Paragraph Number: 9.64-9.65
customary law and adoption - Paragraph Number: 9.66-9.67
involvement of, in adoption process before consent - Paragraph Number: 9.78
involvement of, in adoption process after consent - Paragraph Number: 9.79
legal recognition of customary adoption - Paragraph Number: 9.80-9.87
order of priorities for placement - Paragraph Number: 9.73-9.77
. - Paragraph Number:
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
adoption information, right to - Paragraph Number: 10.93, 10.195-10.196
best interests of child - Paragraph Number: 2.6, 2.8, 10.85-10.91
child’s background, continuity in - Paragraph Number: 6.60, 8.3
child’s ethnic, cultural and linguistic background - Paragraph Number: 8.3, 8.42, 9.91, 10.95
child’s religious background - Paragraph Number: 6.60, 8.3, 9.91, 10.95
description - Paragraph Number: 10.84
identity, right to preserve - Paragraph Number: 10.95, 10.231
improper financial gain - Paragraph Number: 10.90, 10.117-10.119, 10.125
independent representation of child - Paragraph Number: 3.49-3.50
indigenous children - Paragraph Number: 9.89-9.90
intercountry adoption standards - Paragraph Number: 10.89, 10.203
intercountry adoption to be conducted by competent authorities - Paragraph Number: 10.86, 10.91
intercountry adoption, role of - Paragraph Number: 10.76, 10.87-10.88, 10.93, 10.95
parents, right to know and be cared for by - Paragraph Number: 10.93
parents, rights of - Paragraph Number: 9.92
significance for adoption in New South Wales - Paragraph Number: 2.21-2.22
trafficking in children - Paragraph Number: 10.92
. - Paragraph Number:
Ward, adoption of see Children in care, adoption of
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