Adoption Order Permanent Care Parenting Order Order Adoption Act 1984 Family Law Act 1975 Children, Youth and (Vic) (Cth) Families Act 2005 Contact with birth By court By court By court (Vic) parents, relatives order or order or order or and others agreement agreement agreement Provisions for Yes Yes Yes Aboriginal children? Ongoing financial/ Limited Yes No professional support from government Possibility of Yes—only Yes—in Yes challenge by birth where fraud, limited parent, duress, circumstances relative or other improper means or other special circumstances 156
Adoption Order Adoption Act 1984 (Vic) Permanent Care Order Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (Vic) Parenting Order Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Contact with birth parents, relatives and others By court order or agreement By court order or agreement By court order or agreement Provisions for Aboriginal children? Yes Yes Yes Ongoing financial/ professional support from government Limited Yes No Possibility of challenge by birth parent, relative or other Yes—only where fraud, duress, improper means or other special circumstances Yes—in limited circumstances Yes 156
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