Forced adoptions— Broken Bonds, Fractured Lives report 793. Hon Michelle Hofmann to the minister representing the Minister for Child Protection: My question without notice of which some notice has bee

AnsweredQoN 793Legislative Council
Asked
18 September 2025
Portfolio
Child Protection

QuestionView source ↗

Forced adoptions— Broken
Bonds, Fractured Lives report
793. Hon Michelle Hofmann to the minister representing
the Minister for Child Protection:
My question without
notice of which some notice has been given is to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Child Protection.
I refer to the minister's
answer on 12 August this year to my question on notice 361 on Report 66: Broken Bonds, Fractured Lives: Inquiry into
Past Forced Adoption in Western Australia and note that recommendations
33, 34 and 36 relating to adoptee access to records were not supported due to
complex legal, ethical and logistical considerations.
(1) Will the government table the legal or ethical
advice relied upon in making this decision?
(2) Has any independent legal or ethical review
been sought and, if so, by whom?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. I actually represent the
Minister for Child Protection, who has provided the following answer.
The Department of
Communities advises the following.
(1) No.
(2) No.

Explore WA Government Data

Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.

Explore more