Hague Convention
Glossary Item Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Glossary Item |
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Synonymous names: | Intercountry adoption |
METEOR identifier: | 722866 |
Registration status: | Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021 |
Definition: | A convention—specifically, the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption—that establishes standards and procedures for adoptions between countries. The Hague Convention includes legally binding safeguards and a system of supervision, and establishes channels of communication between countries. It came into force in Australia on 1 December 1998. An intercountry adoption is classified as a Hague adoption, Bilateral adoption or known child intercountry or ad-hoc adoption.
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Hague Convention Children and Families, Superseded 02/12/2019 Has been superseded by Hague Convention Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021 |
Metadata items which use this glossary item: | Adoptions DSS 2018-19 Children and Families, Superseded 20/01/2021 Adoptions DSS 2019-20 Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021 |