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Adoption Legislation
Cabinet considered a policy paper about reforming adoption laws.
The policy paper covers the following matters:
the consents required for a child's adoption to proceed
how a birth parent's consent to a child's adoption is provided
provisions for open adoption, where birth parents and adoptive parents agree
eligibility criteria for prospective adoptive parents
the operation of the adoption exp
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Family responsibilities Commission Amendment Bill 2011
The Cape York Welfare Reform (CYWR) Trial commenced in July 2008 and aims to build stronger and more resilient communities; re-establish local Indigenous authority; enable children to achieve their full potential; support engagement in the real economy; and move individuals and families from welfare housing to home ownership. The Trial operates in Aurukun, Hope Vale, Coen and Mossman Gorge with t
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Review of the operation of the Adoption Act 2009
The Minister for Communities, Women and Youth, Minister for Child Safety and Minister for Multicultural Affairs has initiated a review of the operation of the Adoption Act 2009 (the Act) and will review the impact of Queensland’s adoption legislation on children and families.
The Act requires the Minister to ensure the operation of the Act is reviewed, as soon as practicable, five years after comm
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Review of the operation of the Adoption Act 2009
The Minister for Communities, Women and Youth, Minister for Child Safety and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence has finalised a review of the operation of the Adoption Act 2009 and produced a report on the outcomes of the review.
In September 2015 the Minister released the discussion paper, ‘Public consultation for the review of the operation of the Adoption Act 2009’, and
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Adoption and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016
The Minister for Communities, Women and Youth, Minister for Child Safety and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence finalised a review of the operation of the Adoption Act 2009 and tabled a report in Parliament on the outcomes of the review on 8 August 2016.
The review found that, while the Adoption Act was continuing to work effectively, there were opportunities to enhance ce
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Child Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020
The Queensland Government accepted all six recommendations from the Findings of Inquest into the death of 22-month-old Mason Jet Lee delivered by Deputy State Coroner Bentley of the Coroners Court of Queensland on 2 June 2020.
In accepting recommendation 6, related to adoption for children in care, the Queensland Government committed to working with stakeholders to progress the recommendation, in
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Child Protection Reform and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
Queensland is more than halfway through the 10-year Supporting Families Changing Futures reform program (SFCF). As part of the SFCF reforms, the Child Protection Act 1999 (CP Act) has been progressively amended (2014, 2016 and 2017) and comprehensively reviewed from 2015 to 2017.
There has been strong stakeholder support for further legislative reform, particularly for strengthening childre
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