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NTRS 5024 Register of applications to adopt in the Northern Territory

Recording Agency:Department of Community Development (562); Department of Health and Community Services [I] (570)
Date Range:1978 - 1995
Access:Agreement Pending
Location:Darwin (NTAC)
Legacy Series Id:

How to Use the Records

An index by surname is located in the front of the register.

Function / Content

This series consists of a single register which records applicants to adopt children in the Northern Territory. The register records priority (date), name, address and date of birth of the adoptive parents, details of the preferred child (male, female) including age and race, approved (date), update (date), O/S section 14, comments, placement (adopted child details), order made (date) and file number. This series may contain references to aboriginal people.

Recordkeeping System

Nil, one only

Recording Agency

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1978 - 1987Department of Community Development562
1987 - 1995Department of Health and Community Services [I]570

Agency Responsible

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1978 - 1987Department of Community Development562
1987 - 1995Department of Health and Community Services [I]570
1995 - 2001Territory Health Services687
2001 - 2008Department of Health and Community Services [II]571
2016 - 2020Territory Families1291

Related Series

Transfer DateSeriesSeries Id
1978 - 1995Correspondence files relating to alleviation of distress with 'A' prefixNTRS 3690
1978 - 1995Register of adoptionsNTRS 5027

Consignments

Consignment IdNumber of UnitsContents Date RangePublic AccessDescription
P000111978 - 1995Agreement Pending