Inquiry into adoption of children from overseas
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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 5 chapters and 8 appendices.
Preliminary pages (PDF 128KB) Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations and List of Recommendations
Chapter 1 (PDF 210KB) Introduction
Chapter 2 (PDF 222KB) The legal framework for overseas adoption
Chapter 3 (PDF 222KB) Inconsistencies between state and territory approval processes
Chapter 4 (PDF 217KB) Inconsistencies between benefits and entitlements
Chapter 5 (PDF 286KB) Other ways to better assist Australians adopting from overseas
Appendix A (PDF 131KB) Local adoption and child protection
Appendix B (PDF 71KB) List of submissions
Appendix C (PDF 90KB) List of exhibits
Appendix D (PDF 86KB) Public hearings and other meetings
Appendix E (PDF 116KB) Sources for tables
Appendix F (PDF 129KB) Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption
Appendix G (PDF 365KB) Commonwealth State-Agreement for the implementation of the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption
Appendix H (PDF 248KB) 'The Nature and Nurture of Economic Outcomes' by Bruce Sacerdote
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