ADOPTION ACT 1993 - SECT 100 Presenting consent obtained by fraud etc
ADOPTION ACT 1993 - SECT 100
Presenting consent obtained by fraud etcA person must not present, or cause to be presented, to the court in connection with an application for an adoption order a document purporting to be an instrument of consent to the adoption signed by a person whose consent to the adoption is required under this Act if the signature to the document was, to the knowledge of the first person, obtained by fraud, duress or other improper means.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or both.