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Title: Recent changes to the Adoption Act 2000
About: The Act introduced changes to make adoption easier and fairer for couples wishing to adopt, and to protect the rights and interests of children.
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Title: Thinking about adoption
About: Broad overview of adoption
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Title: Children and young people Chapter 8: The law handbook 11th edition
About: Includes practical information about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, children and criminal law, including the Children's Court, young offenders, the care and protection of children, employment and income issues, discrimination, the age of consent and children's services, adoption, school.
Where: Check your public library.
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Title: Aboriginal people and the law Chapter 2: The law handbook 11th edition
About: Includes an historical overview, current law, land law, including native title, criminal law and discrimination issues, legal services for aboriginal women and children and laws relating to cultural heritage and intellectual property. The doctrine of terra nullius, land rights, native title, land corporations.
Where: Check your public library.
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Title: Children and the law in Australia
About: Criminal responsibility of children, care and education of preschool children, school education, children and family law, adoption of local children, medical treatment and child witnesses.
Author: Monahan, Geoff and Young, Lisa
Where: Check your public library.
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