Australian Government: Attorney-General's Department
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Australian and State and Territory Central Authorities

Australian Central Authority

Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department
Marriage and Intercountry Adoption Branch

3-5 National Circuit
Barton ACT 2600
Phone: (02) 6141 3217
Fax: (02) 6141 3248
E-mail: intercountry.adoption@ag.gov.au
Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department Intercountry Adoption website

State and Territory Central Authorities

New South Wales
Adoption and Permanent Care Services
New South Wales Department of Family and Community Services
Phone: (02) 9716 3000
Fax: (02) 9716 3001
E-mail: adoption@community.nsw.gov.au
New South Wales Adoption and Permanent Care Services website

Victoria
Family Records and Intercountry Services
Department of Human Services
Phone: (03) 8608 5700
Fax: (03) 8608 5770
E-mail: ICAS@dhs.vic.gov.au
Victorian Intercountry Adoption website

Queensland
Adoption Services Queensland
Department of Communities
Phone: (07) 3224 7415
Fax: (07) 3210 0350
E-mail: dchsasq@communities.qld.gov.au
Adoption Services Queensland website

Western Australia
Family, Information and Adoption Service
Department for Child Protection
Phone: (08) 9259 3420
Fax: (08) 9259 3438
E-mail: adoptions@dcp.wa.gov.au
Western Australian Department for Child Protection website

South Australia
Adoption and Family Information Service
Department for Communities and Social Inclusion
Phone: (08) 8207 0060
Fax: (08) 8207 0066
E-mail: adoptions@dfc.sa.gov.au
South Australian Adoption and Family Information Service website

Tasmania
Adoption and Permanency Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Phone: (03) 6233 7373
Fax: (03) 6223 1343
Email: adoption.service@dhhs.tas.gov.au
Tasmanian Adoption and Permanency Services website

Australian Capital Territory
Adoptions and Permanent Care Unit
Office for Children, Youth and Family Support
Disability, Housing and Community Services
Phone: (02) 6207 1335
Fax: (02) 6207 8888
E-mail: adoptions@act.gov.au
Australian Capital Territory Adoptions and Permanent Care Unit website

Northern Territory
Department of Children and Families - Adoption Unit
Phone: (08) 8922 7436
Fax: (08) 8922 7480
E-mail: adoptions.ths@nt.gov.au
Northern Territory Department of Families Website