Record Cards of Children Under Legal Supervision

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Postal address: 91 Murray St, Hobart TAS 7000

Phone: (03) 6165 5538 or (03) 6165 5541

Website: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/get-help/help-with-research-and-finding-information/

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Quote this number to access your records: Tasmanian Archives Series Number, AD261

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These records are held by Tasmanian Archives (2011 - current).

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The Record Cards of Children Under Legal Supervision date from 1955 to 1978. They contain the names of children.

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Closed D75 years
D75 means these records are closed to the general public for 75 years from the date of the last entry in them. People wishing to access these records should contact Adoptions and Permanency Services After Care Support Program, which is run by the Department of Communities Tasmania. Applicants will be required to fill out a Personal Information Protection (PIP) form. How access is provided once permission is granted will depend on the file. Usually Adoption and Permanency Services request it back and then provide access or copies. Staff at the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office may be able to assist you in finding other relevant records.

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This series is organised alphabetically but in two groups. It is broken into three items. They are:

AD261/1/1 A to K dated 1 January 1955 to 31 December 1962
AD261/1/2 L to Z dated 1 January 1955 to 31 December 1962
AD261/1/3 B to W dated 1 January 1973 to 31 December 1978

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