Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A person must
not —
(a) make
an arrangement for or towards or with a view to the adoption of a child;
(b)
conduct negotiations for or towards or with a view to the adoption of a child;
(c)
arrange or participate in a change of a child’s place of residence with
a view to the adoption of the child; or
(d)
assist in the preparation or mediation of an adoption plan or a variation of
an adoption plan.
Penalty: $25 000 and 2 years’
imprisonment.
(2) This
section does not apply to —
(a) the
CEO or a person authorised under section 6(2);
(b) a
person to whom section 7 applies; or
(c) a
private adoption agency, where the adoption service is conducted under and in
accordance with a licence provided for by Division 2.
[Section 8 amended by No. 34 of 2004
s. 251.]