Adoptions – South Australia is part of the Department for Child Protection. Previously, it was called the Adoption and Family Information Service. It is the central authority in South Australia to provide adoption support, advice and access to information.
In 2018, the Department for Child Protection published a Guideline, titled: ‘Provision of adoption information and the exercise of the Chief Executive’s discretion under section 27(5) of the Adoption Act 1988’. This document, available online, provides guidance on the provision of adoption information to applicants and on the Chief Executive’s exercise of discretion not to reveal adoption information under section 27(5) of the Adoption Act 1988 and about the provision of adoption information under s27 of the Adoption Act 1988.