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Adoption—adoption consent, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termAdoption consent
METEOR identifier:Help on this term749120
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021
Definition:Help on this term

The type of consent given for an adoption, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:Adoption—adoption consent

Value domain attributes

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
1Consent from birth mother only (birth father's consent dispensed/not required)
2Consent from birth father only (with dispensation of birth mother's consent)
3Consent from both birth parents
4Consent of both birth parents dispensed/not required
Supplementary values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
9Not stated/inadequately described

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

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.

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 Adoption—adoption consent, code N
  • Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

Adoptions DSS 2020-21Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021

DSS specific attributes +

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.


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