CHILD ADOPTION

211 Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (31 July 2007). From which countries were the 70 children adopted by SA families in 2006-07?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Minister for Families and Communities, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Housing, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability, Minister Assisting the Premier in Cabinet Business and Public Sector Management): The figure of 70 children provided in the Honourable member's question is incorrect, details on the number of children adopted by South Australian families in 2006-07 and the children's countries of origin are as follows: