Person—pre-adoption relationship to adoptive parent(s), code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termRelationship to adoptive parents
METEOR identifier:Help on this term650275
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021
Definition:Help on this term

The pre-adoption relationship a person has to his/her adoptive parent(s), as represented by a code.

Data element concept attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Data element concept:Person—pre-adoption relationship to adoptive parent(s)
METEOR identifier:Help on this term650273
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016
Definition:Help on this term

The pre-adoption relationship a person has to his/her adoptive parent(s).

Object class:Help on this termPerson
Property:Help on this termPre-adoption relationship to adoptive parent(s)

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Steward:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare

Value domain attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Value domain:Relationship to adoptive parent(s) code N
METEOR identifier:Help on this term468354
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 20/05/2013
Definition:Help on this term

A code set representing who a person was adopted by.

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
1Step-parent
2Other relative(s)
3Carer(s)
4Other

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

CODE 1 Step-parent

A step-parent is the spouse of the adopted child's natural parent or adoptive parent. Foster parents are not included in this category.

CODE 2 Relative(s)

This category includes any relative of the child, other than step-parents. For Indigenous children, 'relative' includes those related through kinship arrangements.

CODE 3 Carer

This category includes foster parents or other non-relatives who have been caring for the child and have had the responsibility for making decisions concerning the daily care and control of the child for the relevant period (as specified by the relevant state/territory department) before the adoption.

CODE 4 Other

'Other' includes children adopted by commissioning parent(s) (surrogate parents), whether the commissioning parent is a relative or not. 

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Steward:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element attributes

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Steward:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Person—pre-adoption relationship to adoptive parents, code N
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 20/05/2013
Has been superseded by Person—pre-adoption relationship to adoptive parent(s), code N
  • Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021
See also Person—adoption type, code N
  • Children and Families, Superseded 12/11/2018
See also Person—adoption type, code N
  • Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021
See also Person—adoption type, code N
  • Children and Families, Superseded 02/12/2019
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term

Adoptions DSS 2013-16
Children and Families, Superseded 20/03/2018

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

Implementation end date: 30/06/2016

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on adoption type being a 'known' adoption.


Adoptions DSS 2016-17
Children and Families, Superseded 12/11/2018

Implementation start date: 01/07/2016

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on adoption type being a 'known' adoption.


Adoptions DSS 2017-18
Children and Families, Superseded 02/12/2019

Implementation start date: 01/07/2017

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on adoption type being a 'known' adoption.


Adoptions DSS 2018-19
Children and Families, Superseded 20/01/2021

Implementation start date: 01/07/2018

Implementation end date: 30/06/2019

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on adoption type being a 'known' adoption.


Adoptions DSS 2019-20
Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021

Implementation start date: 01/07/2019

Implementation end date: 30/06/2020

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on adoption type being a 'known' adoption.