178Unauthorised advertising

#### 178 Unauthorised advertising 178 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.