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Whilst the Department of Communities (Child Safety Services) administer the adoption process in Queensland, it is our responsibility to register these adoptions.
Birth certificates
If you were born and/or adopted in Queensland, and you need a birth certificate that shows your details after adoption, you can apply for your birth certificate in the normal manner. If you were born outside Queensland or if your adoption is not registered in Queensland, you will need to contact the registering authority in the state or country of your birth.
If you are an adopted person born in Queensland, and you need a birth certificate that shows your details before adoption (including your biological parents’ details), you need to contact the Department of Communities (Child Safety Services). If the adoption took place outside of Queensland, you will need to contact the relevant agency in the state (see below) or country of your adoption.
Adopting a child
If you want to adopt a child in Queensland, please contact the Department of Communities (Child Safety Services).
Useful links
The links below are the contact details for equivalent departments in other states and territories.
- New South Wales Department of Community Services
- Victoria Department of Human Services
- Australian Capital Territory Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services
- South Australia Department for Families and Communities
- Western Australia Department for Child Protection
- Northern Territory Department of Health and Families
- Tasmania Department of Health and Human Services
Last reviewed 26/08/2009 |
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