Adoption Act 1994
Legislation Committee (1989 - 2001)· 29 September 1994general_report
The WA Parliamentary Legislation Committee reviewed the Adoption Act 1994, focusing on information access for adoptees and the rights of biological and adoptive parents. The report highlights the tension between privacy and the adoptee's right to know their origins. Key recommendations include removing information vetoes for old adoptions and limiting contact vetoes to ten years.
Impact
Adoptees, biological parents, and adoptive parents are all affected. The changes aim to balance the rights to privacy and the adoptee's right to information about their origins. Removing vetoes potentially impacts those who relied on confidentiality under the old Act.
public_sectorjusticeadoptionadoption act 1994western australialegislationinformation vetocontact vetoadoptee rightsbiological parentsadoptive parentsprivacyconfidentialityfamily originsidentityparliamentary committeeold act adoptions
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