The Family Court of Western Australia is responsible for approving adoptions in this State, a role which it took over from the Supreme Court in 1976. The Family Court holds records relating to adoption dating back to the 1890s. These records are released via officers at Past Adoption and Information Services within Child Protection and Family Support, Department of Communities.
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Adoptions', in Family Court of Western Australia Website, Government of Western Australia, 10 July 2014, https://web.archive.org/web/20180310165925/http://familycourt.wa.gov.au/A/adoptions.aspx?uid=2091-1909-3665-7673; Information Services, Department for Community Development, 'Hillcrest', Signposts: A Guide for Children and Young People in Care in WA from 1920, Government of Western Australia, 2004, https://signposts.communities.wa.gov.au//pdf/pdf.aspx.
Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 22 March 2012, Last modified: 14 September 2017
Last updated: 17 October 2023
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