Adoption of Children Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1953 (1954 - 1995)

From

1954

To

1995

Categories

Amending Act

Location

Western Australia

The Adoption of Children Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1953 (Act no. 57 1953 (2 Eliz. II No.57) commenced on 9 January 1954). The Act enabled a child born outside Australia but adopted in WA to have their adoption registered here as a new birth entry, just like children who were born and adopted in WA. Amendments in 1945 had made this possible for all children born in Australia or where other governments had 'reciprocal arrangements' with Western Ausrtralia.An unfortunate effect of this amendment was that it further closed off information about people's 'origins'. This amendment has been seen as contributing to the 'closed adoption' practices of this era.