Victoria
Adoption Information and Family Records Services
These approved adoption agencies hold adoption, donor conceived and ward records from the past, and provide a range of services including support, family searching, counselling & intermediary services.
Adoption Information Services (AIS), Department of Justice & Community Services
Anglicare Victoria – Anglicare Western, 41 Somerville Road, Yarraville. TEL. (03) 9396 7400
Post-Adoption and Post-Care Information and Support Services
Association Relinquishing Mothers (Vic) Inc (ARMS)
Child Migrants Trust (Australia)
Intercountry Adoption Resources Network (ICARN)
MacKillop Family Heritage and Information Service
Post Placement Support Service (PPSS)
Australia wide
Post-Adoption/Post-Care Information and Support Services
Australian Capital Territory
Adoption Information Service, Office for Children, Youth and Family Support
New South Wales
Adoption Information Unit, Department of Community Services
Care Leavers of Australia Network (CLAN)
Post Adoption Resource Centre (PARC) New South Wales and ACT
Northern Territory
Adoption Unit, Department of Children & Families
Queensland
Adoption Information Service, Department of Communities
Adoption. Loss. Adult. Support (ALAS Australia Inc)
JIGSAW Queensland Post-Adoption Centre
Post Adoption Support Queensland (PASQ) Queensland
South Australia
Adoption & Family Information, Department of Communities & Social Inclusion
Post Adoption Support Service (PASS) SA, Relationships Australia
Tasmania
Adoption & Permanency Service, Department of Health & Human Services
Western Australia
Past Adoption Information & Services, Family Information & Adoption Services
Adoption Research & Counselling Service Inc (ARCS)
Health Law
Health Law Central is an accessible internet resource that provides information about key areas of health law relevant to people at all stages of life. It is also a place to engage with ethical, social, legal and human rights issues relevant to human health, and a place to think about broader societal debate on health law matters. It lists information on assisted reproduction, laws governing donor conception and surrogacy across Australian states and territories and covers laws in many countries globally.
http://www.healthlawcentral.com/
Overseas Post-Adoption Information and/or Support Services
New Zealand
Department of Child Youth and Family
United Kingdom and Eire
Adoptions Section, General Register Office (GRO)
Adoption Section, General Register Office of Northern Ireland
Adoption Unit, General Register for Scotland
Bernados Post Adoption Service
Adoption Services for Adults, P O Box 4621, MARLOW SL7 9DG
Family Tracing Services
International Social Service (ISS) Australia
The Salvation Army Family Tracing Service
Other Links
Australian Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Australian Archival Institutions