ADOPTION ACT 2000 - SECT 178 Unauthorised advertising
ADOPTION ACT 2000 - SECT 178
Unauthorised advertising178 Unauthorised advertising
(cf AC Act s 52)
(1) A person must not publish any prohibited adoption advertising.: Maximum penalty--25 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.Note :
"Prohibited adoption advertising" is defined in section 176.
(2) A person must not publish any photograph of a child (whether from Australia or a country outside Australia) together with any prohibited adoption advertising relating to the child.: Maximum penalty--25 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.
(3) This section extends to the publication of matter in a country outside Australia, by a person resident or domiciled in the State, of the person's wish to adopt, or willingness to make arrangements for the adoption, of a child from that country in the State.
(4) This section does not apply in relation to publication of any advertisement, news item or other matter approved by the Secretary.