Adoption—adoption consent, code N
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Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Adoption consent |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 749120 |
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Definition:![]() | The type of consent given for an adoption, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept:![]() | Adoption—adoption consent |
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Representation class:![]() | Code | ||||||||||
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Data type:![]() | Number | ||||||||||
Format:![]() | N | ||||||||||
Maximum character length:![]() | 1 | ||||||||||
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Guide for use:![]() | A child is legally available for adoption if all the necessary consents to the child’s adoption have been obtained or dispensed with. Consent for local adoptions is usually required from both birth parents. Therefore, dispensation of consent is usually only provided by the relevant court in each state/territory when the birth parent(s) are unable to give consent themselves. Dispensation is a legal process by which a court may declare that the consent of a parent is not required for an adoption order to be granted. Grounds for dispensation applications are set under individual state and territory legislation. CODE 1 Consent from birth mother only (birth father's consent dispensed/not required) In some jurisdictions, where the birth father's identity is unknown, his consent is not required and so it is not necessary to dispense with his consent. In these cases, consent is only required from the birth mother, and there is no dispensation of the birth father's consent. | ||||||||||
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Submitting organisation:![]() | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | ||||||||||
Steward:![]() | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | ||||||||||
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Submitting organisation:![]() | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | ||||||||||
Steward:![]() | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | ||||||||||
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Related metadata references:![]() | Supersedes Adoption—adoption consent, code N
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Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() | Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021 Implementation start date: 01/07/2020 Implementation end date: 30/06/2021 Conditional obligation: Conditional on adoption type being a local adoption or a carer (known child) adoption. Children and Families, Qualified 06/10/2022 Implementation start date: 01/07/2021 Implementation end date: 30/06/2022 Conditional obligation: Conditional on adoption type being a local adoption or a carer (known child) adoption. |