A WA parliamentary question on notice addresses international and local adoption processes, waiting times, and the number of children available for adoption in Western Australia and Australia.

AnsweredQoN 239Legislative Council
Asked
3 May 2007
Portfolio
Child Protection

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INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS
I refer to the answer to question on notice 4692. (1) Of the 22 applications for international adoption waiting to be addressed in Western Australia, how many have been waiting for up to one year; between one and two years; between two and three years; and more than three years? (2) How many WA people have adopted Australian children over each of the past five years? (3) How many applications are waiting for WA people to adopt Australian children? (4) How many children are available for adoption in WA and how many in Australia, if the minister knows the answer to that? (5) How long, on average, have WA people waited to adopt an Australian child? Hon SUE ELLERY

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The numbers of applications are up to 12 months, 10; between one and two years, 11; between two and three years, one; and more than three years, zero. (2) Unrelated children in 2005-06, nine; 2004-05, four; 2003-04, three; 2002-03, six; 2001-02, 13. (3) Approved prospective adoptive parents can express a preference to adopt locally or from overseas, or both. There are nine applications in which applicants want to adopt only a local child. There are further 84 applications in which applicants have expressed an interest in also adopting a local child, although nearly all have their files overseas for consideration. (4) One child is about to be placed. There are no others awaiting adoptive parents. As the figures in (2) indicate, there are not many in need of adoption each year. This year there have been seven children placed with adoptive parents. The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare series report “Adoptions Australia 2005-06” shows in figure 3.1 that last financial year there were 60 adoption orders for local unrelated children and 95 adoption orders for known children in Australia as a whole. (5) For those who adopted since July 2005, the time was, on average, 25 months.
(1) Of the 22 applications for international adoption waiting to be addressed in Western Australia, how many have been waiting for up to one year; between one and two years; between two and three years; and more than three years? (2) How many WA people have adopted Australian children over each of the past five years? (3) How many applications are waiting for WA people to adopt Australian children? (4) How many children are available for adoption in WA and how many in Australia, if the minister knows the answer to that? (5) How long, on average, have WA people waited to adopt an Australian child? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The numbers of applications are up to 12 months, 10; between one and two years, 11; between two and three years, one; and more than three years, zero. (2) Unrelated children in 2005-06, nine; 2004-05, four; 2003-04, three; 2002-03, six; 2001-02, 13. (3) Approved prospective adoptive parents can express a preference to adopt locally or from overseas, or both. There are nine applications in which applicants want to adopt only a local child. There are further 84 applications in which applicants have expressed an interest in also adopting a local child, although nearly all have their files overseas for consideration. (4) One child is about to be placed. There are no others awaiting adoptive parents. As the figures in (2) indicate, there are not many in need of adoption each year. This year there have been seven children placed with adoptive parents. The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare series report “Adoptions Australia 2005-06” shows in figure 3.1 that last financial year there were 60 adoption orders for local unrelated children and 95 adoption orders for known children in Australia as a whole. (5) For those who adopted since July 2005, the time was, on average, 25 months.
(2) How many WA people have adopted Australian children over each of the past five years? (3) How many applications are waiting for WA people to adopt Australian children? (4) How many children are available for adoption in WA and how many in Australia, if the minister knows the answer to that? (5) How long, on average, have WA people waited to adopt an Australian child? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The numbers of applications are up to 12 months, 10; between one and two years, 11; between two and three years, one; and more than three years, zero. (2) Unrelated children in 2005-06, nine; 2004-05, four; 2003-04, three; 2002-03, six; 2001-02, 13. (3) Approved prospective adoptive parents can express a preference to adopt locally or from overseas, or both. There are nine applications in which applicants want to adopt only a local child. There are further 84 applications in which applicants have expressed an interest in also adopting a local child, although nearly all have their files overseas for consideration. (4) One child is about to be placed. There are no others awaiting adoptive parents. As the figures in (2) indicate, there are not many in need of adoption each year. This year there have been seven children placed with adoptive parents. The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare series report “Adoptions Australia 2005-06” shows in figure 3.1 that last financial year there were 60 adoption orders for local unrelated children and 95 adoption orders for known children in Australia as a whole. (5) For those who adopted since July 2005, the time was, on average, 25 months.
(3) How many applications are waiting for WA people to adopt Australian children? (4) How many children are available for adoption in WA and how many in Australia, if the minister knows the answer to that? (5) How long, on average, have WA people waited to adopt an Australian child? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The numbers of applications are up to 12 months, 10; between one and two years, 11; between two and three years, one; and more than three years, zero. (2) Unrelated children in 2005-06, nine; 2004-05, four; 2003-04, three; 2002-03, six; 2001-02, 13. (3) Approved prospective adoptive parents can express a preference to adopt locally or from overseas, or both. There are nine applications in which applicants want to adopt only a local child. There are further 84 applications in which applicants have expressed an interest in also adopting a local child, although nearly all have their files overseas for consideration. (4) One child is about to be placed. There are no others awaiting adoptive parents. As the figures in (2) indicate, there are not many in need of adoption each year. This year there have been seven children placed with adoptive parents. The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare series report “Adoptions Australia 2005-06” shows in figure 3.1 that last financial year there were 60 adoption orders for local unrelated children and 95 adoption orders for known children in Australia as a whole. (5) For those who adopted since July 2005, the time was, on average, 25 months.
(4) How many children are available for adoption in WA and how many in Australia, if the minister knows the answer to that? (5) How long, on average, have WA people waited to adopt an Australian child? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The numbers of applications are up to 12 months, 10; between one and two years, 11; between two and three years, one; and more than three years, zero. (2) Unrelated children in 2005-06, nine; 2004-05, four; 2003-04, three; 2002-03, six; 2001-02, 13. (3) Approved prospective adoptive parents can express a preference to adopt locally or from overseas, or both. There are nine applications in which applicants want to adopt only a local child. There are further 84 applications in which applicants have expressed an interest in also adopting a local child, although nearly all have their files overseas for consideration. (4) One child is about to be placed. There are no others awaiting adoptive parents. As the figures in (2) indicate, there are not many in need of adoption each year. This year there have been seven children placed with adoptive parents. The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare series report “Adoptions Australia 2005-06” shows in figure 3.1 that last financial year there were 60 adoption orders for local unrelated children and 95 adoption orders for known children in Australia as a whole. (5) For those who adopted since July 2005, the time was, on average, 25 months.
(5) How long, on average, have WA people waited to adopt an Australian child? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The numbers of applications are up to 12 months, 10; between one and two years, 11; between two and three years, one; and more than three years, zero. (2) Unrelated children in 2005-06, nine; 2004-05, four; 2003-04, three; 2002-03, six; 2001-02, 13. (3) Approved prospective adoptive parents can express a preference to adopt locally or from overseas, or both. There are nine applications in which applicants want to adopt only a local child. There are further 84 applications in which applicants have expressed an interest in also adopting a local child, although nearly all have their files overseas for consideration. (4) One child is about to be placed. There are no others awaiting adoptive parents. As the figures in (2) indicate, there are not many in need of adoption each year. This year there have been seven children placed with adoptive parents. The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare series report “Adoptions Australia 2005-06” shows in figure 3.1 that last financial year there were 60 adoption orders for local unrelated children and 95 adoption orders for known children in Australia as a whole. (5) For those who adopted since July 2005, the time was, on average, 25 months.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The numbers of applications are up to 12 months, 10; between one and two years, 11; between two and three years, one; and more than three years, zero. (2) Unrelated children in 2005-06, nine; 2004-05, four; 2003-04, three; 2002-03, six; 2001-02, 13. (3) Approved prospective adoptive parents can express a preference to adopt locally or from overseas, or both. There are nine applications in which applicants want to adopt only a local child. There are further 84 applications in which applicants have expressed an interest in also adopting a local child, although nearly all have their files overseas for consideration. (4) One child is about to be placed. There are no others awaiting adoptive parents. As the figures in (2) indicate, there are not many in need of adoption each year. This year there have been seven children placed with adoptive parents. The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare series report “Adoptions Australia 2005-06” shows in figure 3.1 that last financial year there were 60 adoption orders for local unrelated children and 95 adoption orders for known children in Australia as a whole. (5) For those who adopted since July 2005, the time was, on average, 25 months.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The numbers of applications are up to 12 months, 10; between one and two years, 11; between two and three years, one; and more than three years, zero. (2) Unrelated children in 2005-06, nine; 2004-05, four; 2003-04, three; 2002-03, six; 2001-02, 13. (3) Approved prospective adoptive parents can express a preference to adopt locally or from overseas, or both. There are nine applications in which applicants want to adopt only a local child. There are further 84 applications in which applicants have expressed an interest in also adopting a local child, although nearly all have their files overseas for consideration. (4) One child is about to be placed. There are no others awaiting adoptive parents. As the figures in (2) indicate, there are not many in need of adoption each year. This year there have been seven children placed with adoptive parents. The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare series report “Adoptions Australia 2005-06” shows in figure 3.1 that last financial year there were 60 adoption orders for local unrelated children and 95 adoption orders for known children in Australia as a whole. (5) For those who adopted since July 2005, the time was, on average, 25 months.
(1) The numbers of applications are up to 12 months, 10; between one and two years, 11; between two and three years, one; and more than three years, zero. (2) Unrelated children in 2005-06, nine; 2004-05, four; 2003-04, three; 2002-03, six; 2001-02, 13. (3) Approved prospective adoptive parents can express a preference to adopt locally or from overseas, or both. There are nine applications in which applicants want to adopt only a local child. There are further 84 applications in which applicants have expressed an interest in also adopting a local child, although nearly all have their files overseas for consideration. (4) One child is about to be placed. There are no others awaiting adoptive parents. As the figures in (2) indicate, there are not many in need of adoption each year. This year there have been seven children placed with adoptive parents. The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare series report “Adoptions Australia 2005-06” shows in figure 3.1 that last financial year there were 60 adoption orders for local unrelated children and 95 adoption orders for known children in Australia as a whole. (5) For those who adopted since July 2005, the time was, on average, 25 months.
(2) Unrelated children in 2005-06, nine; 2004-05, four; 2003-04, three; 2002-03, six; 2001-02, 13. (3) Approved prospective adoptive parents can express a preference to adopt locally or from overseas, or both. There are nine applications in which applicants want to adopt only a local child. There are further 84 applications in which applicants have expressed an interest in also adopting a local child, although nearly all have their files overseas for consideration. (4) One child is about to be placed. There are no others awaiting adoptive parents. As the figures in (2) indicate, there are not many in need of adoption each year. This year there have been seven children placed with adoptive parents. The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare series report “Adoptions Australia 2005-06” shows in figure 3.1 that last financial year there were 60 adoption orders for local unrelated children and 95 adoption orders for known children in Australia as a whole. (5) For those who adopted since July 2005, the time was, on average, 25 months.
(3) Approved prospective adoptive parents can express a preference to adopt locally or from overseas, or both. There are nine applications in which applicants want to adopt only a local child. There are further 84 applications in which applicants have expressed an interest in also adopting a local child, although nearly all have their files overseas for consideration. (4) One child is about to be placed. There are no others awaiting adoptive parents. As the figures in (2) indicate, there are not many in need of adoption each year. This year there have been seven children placed with adoptive parents. The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare series report “Adoptions Australia 2005-06” shows in figure 3.1 that last financial year there were 60 adoption orders for local unrelated children and 95 adoption orders for known children in Australia as a whole. (5) For those who adopted since July 2005, the time was, on average, 25 months.
(4) One child is about to be placed. There are no others awaiting adoptive parents. As the figures in (2) indicate, there are not many in need of adoption each year. This year there have been seven children placed with adoptive parents. The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare series report “Adoptions Australia 2005-06” shows in figure 3.1 that last financial year there were 60 adoption orders for local unrelated children and 95 adoption orders for known children in Australia as a whole. (5) For those who adopted since July 2005, the time was, on average, 25 months.
(5) For those who adopted since July 2005, the time was, on average, 25 months.

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