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Australian Capital Territory - Event
Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices (2010 - 2012)
- From
- 15 November 2010
- To
- 2012
- Location
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Australian Capital Territory
On 15 November 2010, the Senate referred to the Community Affairs References Committee an inquiry into former forced adoption policies and practices. Its report was tabled on 29 February 2012. On 21 March 2013, the former Prime Minister Julia Gillard apologised on behalf of the Australian Government to people affected by forced adoption or removal policies and practices.
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The Inquiry was established as a result of the efforts over many years of mothers who were separated from their children by adoption.
The terms of reference for the Community Affairs Reference Committee to inquire and report on were:
- The role, if any, of the Commonwealth Government, its policies and practices in contributing to forced adoption; and
- The potential role of the Commonwealth in developing a national framework to assist states and territories to address the consequences for the mothers, their families and children who were subject to forced adoption policies.
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