ADOPTION ACT 1993 - SECT 101 Improperly witnessing consent

ADOPTION ACT 1993 - SECT 101

A person must not subscribe his or her name as a witness to the signature of a person on an instrument of consent unless—

        (a)     he or she is satisfied that the person who signed the instrument is a parent or guardian of the child or young person; and

        (b)     he or she takes reasonable steps to satisfy himself or herself that the person who signed the instrument understands the effect of the consent; and

        (c)     the instrument bears the date on which it is signed by that person.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.