Links to Post Adoption Groups & Government Departments

 

Queensland

Department of Child Safety
Local & Post Adoption Services
GPO Box 806
BRISBANE   Q   4001
Phone:           (07) 3224 7415
Toll Free:       1800 647 983
www.childsafety.qld.gov.au/ families/adoption

To receive a copy of Birth Certificates or to request a change of name by marriage contact:

Registrar General
Births, Deaths & Marriages
501 Ann Street
PO Box 188
ALBERT STREET,  QLD  4002
Phone:   3247 9203
www.justice.qld.gov.au

New South Wales

Family Information Services
Department of Community Services
PO Box 3485
Parramatta, NSW 2124

Tel: 02 8855 4900
Tel: 1800 049 956 (Freecall NSW/ACT)
Email: family.information@community.nsw.gov.au
Website: www.community.nsw.gov.au/adoptions/adoption.htm

NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
35 Regent Street
Chippendale, NSW 2008
GPO Box 30
Sydney, NSW 2001

Tel: 1300 655 236
Email: abdm-adenq@agd.nsw.gov.au
Website: www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/adoptions/adoptions.htm

Post Adoption Resource Centre (PARC)
PO Box 239
Bondi, NSW 2026

Tel: 02 9339800
Toll Free:  1899 819633
Fax: 02 9360 2319
Email:parc@bensoc.org.au
Website: www.bensoc.org.au/parc

South Australia

Adoption & Family Information Service
Department of Human Services
PO Box 287, Rundle Mall
Adelaide, SA 5000

Tel: 08 8207 0060
Website: www.adoptions.sa.gov.au

Principal Registrar
Births, Deaths & Marriages
GPO Box 1351, Adelaide, SA  5001

Jigsaw SA Inc
PO Box 567
Prospect East, SA 5082
Tel: 08 8344 7529

ARMS SA
(Association Representing Mothers Separated from their Children by Adoption)
Torrens Building, 220 Victoria Square,
Adelaide, SA 5000

 Tel: 08 8221 6944
 Fax: 08 8221 6977
 Email: arms.sa@bigpond.com
 Website: www.chariot.net.au~jamiro/arms

Victoria

The Duty Worker
Adoption and Family Records Service (AFRS)
Department of Human Services
Level 20, 570 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Postal address: PO Box 588
Collins Street West
Melbourne 8007 VIC
Tel: (03) 8608 5700  or 1300 769 926 (local call cost)
Fax: (03) 8698 5760
Email: afrsduty@dhs.vic.gov.au
website: www.office-for-children.vic.gov.au

Vanish Vanish (Victorian Adoption Network for
Information & Self Help)
199 Cardigan Street,
Carlton  3053  Victoria
Postal address: PO Box 112
Carlton South  3053  Victoria
Tel: 03 9348 2111
Fax: 03 9349 4853
Email:info@vanish.org.au  

General Manager
Registry of Births Deaths &  Marriages
GPO Box 4332, Melbourne, Vic  3001

Australian Capital Territory

(from 1930)
Adoptions Unit
GPO Box 158, Canberra, ACT  2061
Tel:  02 6207 1335

Registrar of Births Deaths &  Marriages
GPO Box 788, Canberra, ACT 2601

Western Australia

Past Adoption Service
Department for Community Development
Ground Floor, 189 Royal Street
East Perth, WA 6004

Tel: (08) 9222 2555
Website:www.community.wa.gov.au

Northern Territory

Family and Children's Support Unit
PO Box 40596
Casuarina, NT 0812

Tel: 08 8922 7077
Fax: 08 8922 7480
Website: www.health.nt.gov.au

Tasmania

Adoption Services
90 Davey Street, GPO Box 538
Hobart, TAS 7001

Tel: 03 6222 7373
Fax: 03 6223 1343
Email: adoption.services@dhhs.tas.gov.au

Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
PO Box 3021, Darwin, NT  0801
-  $25.00 per certificate

International Groups

New Zealand

Department of Child, Youth & Family Services
Adoption Information & Services Unit
Level 9, Grand Central Building
76-86 Manners Street Mall
Private Bag 6901, Marion Square
Wellington    NZ

Tel: +64 4 917 1155
Fax: +64 4 918 0029
Website: www.cyf.govt.nz

Central Registry - Birth, Deaths & Marriages
PO Box 10-526
Wellington, NZ

Tel: +64 4 474 8150
Fax: +64 4 472 7215
Email: bdm.nz@dia.govt.nz

United Kingdom

Norcap Association
112 Church Street
Wheatley
Oxford OX33 1LU
UK

Tel: +44 1865 875 000
Fax: +44 1865 875 686
Email: enquiries@norcap.org
Website: www.norcap.org.uk

United States of America

C.U.B. Inc 2000 Walkes Street
Des Moines
Iowa 50317
USA

Canada

Ministry of Children & Family Development
Adoption Reunion Registry
PO Box 9705 STN PROV GOVT
Victoria BC, V8W 9S1
Canada

Tel: +1 250 387 3660

South Africa

Child Welfare
PO Box 2539
112 Main Street
Liberty Life Brocker Centre
Johannesburg
South Africa

Tel: +27 11 331 0171/9

All statements made within this page with regard to legislation and adoption rights are in regard to Queensland, Australia State Adoption Legislation only