Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts70. Restriction on advertising, &c.
(1) A person shall not (whether or not in relation to a particular child, born or unborn) publish, or cause to be published, in a newspaper or periodical, or by any other means whatsoever including broadcasting, television or public exhibition, an advertisement, news item or other matter indicating -
(a) a parent or guardian of a child wishes to have the child adopted;
(b) a person wishes to adopt a child; or
(c) a person is willing to make arrangements with a view to the adoption of a child.
Penalty: $5,000.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to an advertisement or other matter that has been approved by the Minister.