Resources and publications
Policies and procedures
- Application and assessment fees for the proposed adoption of a child by a stepparent (615) (PDF, 81 KB) Application and assessment fees for the proposed adoption of a child by a stepparent (615) (DOCX, 64 KB)
- Birth parent participation in the placement decision (633) (PDF, 167 KB) Birth parent participation in the placement decision (633) (DOCX, 71 KB)
- Closing the expression of interest register (619) (PDF, 69 KB) Closing the expression of interest register (619) (DOCX, 64 KB)
- Considering a person's health in assessing their suitability to be adoptive parents (620) (PDF, 69 KB) Considering a person's health in assessing their suitability to be adoptive parents (620) (DOCX, 64 KB)
- Considering child protection history when assessing a person's suitability to be an adoptive parent (616) (PDF, 69 KB) Considering child protection history when assessing a person's suitability to be an adoptive parent (616) (DOCX, 64 KB)
- Determining the number of adoption assessments to be undertaken in a financial year (617) (PDF, 70 KB) Determining the number of adoption assessments to be undertaken in a financial year (617) (DOCX, 64 KB)
- Determining which persons on the adoption expression of interest register will be assessed (618) (PDF, 70 KB) Determining which persons on the adoption expression of interest register will be assessed (618) (DOCX, 64 KB)
- Open Adoption (622) (PDF, 73 KB) Open Adoption (622) (DOCX, 92 KB)
- Payment of financial assistance to adoptive parents (635) (PDF, 277 KB) Payment of financial assistance to adoptive parents (635) (DOC, 708 KB)
- Recognising a man as the biological father of an adopted person when providing adoption information (621) (PDF, 79 KB) Recognising a man as the biological father of an adopted person when providing adoption information (621) (DOCX, 64 KB)
- Regular re-assessment of persons whose names are included in the suitable adoptive parents register (623) (PDF, 190 KB) Regular re-assessment of persons whose names are included in the suitable adoptive parents register (623) (RTF, 571 KB)
- Responding to requests for operational data from adoption stakeholders (611) (PDF, 83 KB) Responding to requests for operational data from adoption stakeholders (611) (DOCX, 64 KB)
- Supporting a child to participate in adoption processes (624) (PDF, 71 KB) Supporting a child to participate in adoption processes (624) (DOCX, 78 KB)
- Supporting people who have lodged or are subject to a contact statement (625) (PDF, 69 KB) Supporting people who have lodged or are subject to a contact statement (625) (DOCX, 64 KB)
- The wellbeing and best interests of the child in adoption (626) (PDF, 71 KB) The wellbeing and best interests of the child in adoption (626) (DOCX, 78 KB)
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