Entry #18296: Same-sex adoption in Norfolk Island

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RegionNorfolk Island
IssueSame-sex adoption
StatusAmbiguous
Start Date(unknown)
End DateMay 13, 2015
DescriptionUntil 2015, it was not known if LGBTIQ+ people could adopt in Norfolk Island as it was under federal Australian law which had no laws governing adoption, leaving it to the states and territories.
Sourceshttps://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2010/09/02/same-sex-adoption-debate/30326


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Original entry
StatusAmbiguous
Start Date(unknown)
End DateMay 13, 2015
DescriptionUntil 2015, it was not known if LGBTIQ+ people could adopt in Norfolk Island as it was under federal Australian law which had no laws governing adoption, leaving it to the states and territories.
Sourceshttps://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2010/09/02/same-sex-adoption-debate/30326