Key information

  • Your input will help us introduce new Regulations that support best practice in the adoptions process.
  • Consultation will close on Friday 30 October 2026.
  • You can engage with the draft Regulations in the following ways:
    • Make a submission via:
      • Email: legislation@decyp.tas.gov.au using the subject line “Adoption Regulations”
      • Mail: Adoption Regulations Review, Department for Education Children and Young People, GPO Box 169, Hobart TAS 7001

Draft Regulations

You can actively participate in the Review by making a submission in response to the draft Regulations (PDF, 163 KB).

Any publication of responses will be done in line with the Tasmanian Government’s Policy on the Publication of Submissions.

For more information about the Adoption Regulations and why we are updating them please see our consultation Fact Sheet (PDF, 163 KB) or our simple Fact Sheet (PDF, 158 KB).

You are welcome to comment on any aspect of the draft Regulations. Below are some prompt questions which may assist you when making a submission:

  • Are the proposed regulations clear and practical?
  • Are the eligibility requirements appropriate?
  • What are the impacts of the proposed approval and review processes?
  • Are there any unintended consequences or implementation issues that should be considered?

Information about adoptions in Tasmania

Adoption is a legal process that makes adoptive parents a child’s legal parents instead of their birth parents. Their adoptive parents take on the rights and responsibilities of parenting. For more information about adoptions in Tasmania please see this webpage: About adoption in Tasmania

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