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Western Australia
The Adoption of Children Act 1896 in the Colony of Western Australia was the first adoption legislation to be passed in the country.
Sources used to compile this entry: Rosser, Debra, 'Adoption of Children Act 1896', in Find & Connect web resource, 2012, http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/wa/biogs/WE00652b.htm.
Prepared by: Cate O'Neill
Created: 16 November 2012
Last updated: 29 April 2024
Cite this: https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/australia/biogs/FE00106b.htm
First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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