Under the Adoption of Children Ordinance 1938, adoption required the consent of the child's parent or guardian, person with custody, or person liable to contribute to support. The law provided that the consent requirement may be dispensed with where a person has abandoned or deserted the infant; cannot be found; is incapable of giving consent; persistently neglected or refused to contribute to support of infant where liable; or where the court is satisfied that in all the circumstances it should be dispensed with.
The Child Welfare Act 1923 (NSW) which regulated adoption in NSW did not apply in the ACT.
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Last updated:
04 January 2023
Cite this: http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/guide/act/AE00007
First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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