• Archival Series

Record Cards of Infants in the Care of Foster Mothers and Nursing Homes

To access these records

Please contact Adoptions and Permanency Services:

Postal Address: PO Box 538, Hobart TAS 7001

Phone: (03) 6166 0422

Aftercare Support Program Phone: 1300 654 583

Adoptions and Permanency Services Email: adoption.services@communities.tas.gov.au

After Care Support Program Email: aftercaresupport@communities.tas.gov.au

Website: https://www.decyp.tas.gov.au/children/adoptions-and-permanency-services/

Reference Number

Quote this number to access your records: Tasmanian Archives Series Number, AD254

Records Location

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

Details

The Record Cards of Infants in the Care of Foster Mothers and Nursing Homes contain personal details of children under five years old temporarily placed in a foster or nursing home between 1947 and 1961.

Access Conditions

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.

Records

This correspondence concerns the care of children under five according to the Infants’ Welfare Act 1935, Part VII. The Social Services Department created the records.

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