New South Wales Repealed Acts New South Wales Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) A person who was the father or mother or a relative or guardian of a child but has, by reason of an adoption of the child, ceased to be the father or mother or a relative or guardian of the child, and who takes, leads, entices or decoys the child, or counsels, causes or attempts to cause the child to be withdrawn or to abscond or detains the child, with intent to deprive the adopters of the child of possession of the child is guilty of an offence against this Act.
(2) A person who receives or harbours a child on behalf of a person who, to his or her knowledge, has taken, led, enticed or decoyed the child away, or has counselled, caused or attempted to cause the child to be withdrawn or to abscond, or is detaining the child in contravention of subsection (1) is guilty of an offence against this Act.