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flag Queensland reverses adoption record access restriction after backlash, restoring prior practices.

flag Queensland has reversed a policy restricting access to adoption records after public and advocacy backlash. flag The Families Department, citing a new legal interpretation, had limited release of birth, marriage, and death records, but provided no clear rationale or alternatives. flag Updated legal advice now allows the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages to resume long-standing practices. flag Justice Department director-general Sarah Cruickshank acknowledged poor handling and expressed regret. flag Advocacy group Jigsaw welcomed the reversal but criticized the government’s delayed, opaque response and plans to push for legal protection of adoption information rights through ongoing inquiries.

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