New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

ADOPTION INFORMATION ACT 1990 - SECT 15

15 Unauthorised disclosure of information

(1) A person must not disclose any information relating to an adopted person, birth parent or adoptive parent obtained in connection with the administration or execution of this Act, except:

(a) in connection with the administration or execution of this Act, or

(b) as authorised or required by law.

(2) In any proceedings concerning this Act before any court or tribunal, the court or tribunal may make an order forbidding publication of all or any of the information mentioned in the proceedings relating to an adopted person, birth parent, adoptive parent, relative or other person.

(3) A person must not publish information in breach of an order made under this section.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.