Adoption of Children Act 1994
68Taking away of adopted child by parent or guardian
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68 Taking away of adopted child by parent or guardian (1) A person who was a parent, or a guardian, of a child but who has, by reason of an adoption of the child, ceased to be the parent or guardian of the child must not take, lead, entice or decoy the child away, or detain the child, with the intent to deprive the adoptive parent or adoptive parents of the child or of care and custody of the child. Maximum penalty: 40 penalty units. (2) A person must not receive or harbour a child on behalf of another person if the person knows, or could with reasonable diligence ascertain, that the other person has taken, led, enticed or decoyed the child away, or is detaining the child, in contravention of subsection (1). Maximum penalty: 40 penalty units.