Links

Other Services Available

Western Australia

Past Adoption Services
Department for Child Protection
http://www.childprotection.wa.gov.au

Adoption Research and Counselling Services (ARCS)
http://www.adoptionwa.org.au

ACT

Department of Education, Youth & Family Services – The Adoption Information Service
http://www.dhcs.act.gov.au/ocyfs/services/adoptions

New South Wales

Department of Community Services
http://www.community.nsw.gov.au

NSW Post Adoption Resource Centre
http://www.bensoc.org.au/parc

Northern Territory

Department of Health and Community Services
http://www.health.nt.gov.au/Children_Youth_and_Families/Adoption/index.aspx

Queensland

Department of Families – Local & post Adoptions
http://www.childsafety.qld.gov.au

South Australia

Adoption & Family Information Service of SA
http://www.adoptions.sa.gov.au

Tasmania

Department of Health & Human Service – Adoption and Information Service
http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au

Victoria

Department of Human Services – Adoption Information Service
http://www.cyf.vic.gov.au

VANISH INC.
http://www.vanish.org.au/

New Zealand

Child, Youth & Family
http://www.cyf.govt.nz

UK

NORCAP
http://www.norcap.org.uk

General Register Office in England
http://www.direct.gov.uk

General Register Office in Scotland
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk

General Register Office in Ireland (Eire)
http://www.groireland.ie

General Register Office in Northern Ireland
http://www.groni.gov.uk

http://www.adoptni.org – Post Adoption Support

Registrar Generals Departments in Australia

Western Australia

Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Level 10, 141 St George’s Terrace
Perth WA 6000
Phone: 1300 305 021
Fax: (08) 9264 1599
PO Box 7720
Cloisters Square
Perth WA 6850

Web: www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au

Australian Capital Territory

Office of Regulatory Services
Births, Deaths & Marriages
GPO Box 158
Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6207 0460
Fax: (02) 6207 0455

Web: www.ors.act.gov.au

New South Wales

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
GPO Box 30
Sydney NSW 2001
Phone: 1300 655 236
Fax: (02) 9699 5120

Web: www.bdm.nsw.gov.au

Northern Territory

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
GPO Box 3021
Darwin NT 0801
Phone: (08) 8999 6119
Fax: (08) 8999 6324

Web: www.nt.gov.au/justice/bdm

Queensland

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
PO Box 15188
City East QLD 4002
Phone: 1300 366 430
Fax: (07) 3247 5818

Web: www.justice.qld.gov.au

South Australia

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
GPO Box 1351
Adelaide SA 5001
Phone: (08) 8204 9599
Fax: (08) 8204 9605

Web: www.ocba.sa.gov.au/births.htm

Tasmania

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
PO Box 198
Hobart Tas 7001
Phone: (03) 6233 3793
Fax: (03) 6233 6444

Web: www.justice.tas.gov.au/bdm/

Victoria

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
GPO Box 4332
Melbourne Vic 3001
Infoline: 1300 369 367

Web: www.justice.vic.gov.au

Overseas Registry Offices

England and Wales

General Register Office
International Passport Service
Room C202
Trafalgar Road
Birkdale
Southport
England UK PR8 2HH
Phone: 0011 44 (0)845 603 7788
Fax: 0015 44 (0)170 455 0013
Web: http://www.ips.gov.uk/cps/rde/xchg/ips_live/hs.xsl/55.htm

 Northern Ireland

General Register Office
Osford House
49-55 Chichester Street
Belfast BT1 4HL
Northern Ireland
Phone: 0011 44 (0)28 9025 2000
Fax: 0015 44 (0)28 9025 2120
Web: www.groni.gov.uk
Scotland

Register Office of Scotland
New Register House
3 West Register Street
Edinburgh
Scotland EH1 3YT
Phone: 0011 44 131 314 4411
Web: www.gro-scotland.gov.uk

 Irish Republic

Registrar General
Government Offices
Convent Road
Roscommon
Ireland
Phone: 0011 353 (0)90 663 2900
Fax: 0015 353 (0)90 663 2999
Web: www.groireland.ie
New Zealand

Registrar General
Central Registry
PO Box 10-526
Wellington
New Zealand 6143
Phone: 0011 64 4 474 8150
Fax: 0015 64 4 382 3613
Web: www.bdm.govt.nz