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Adoption of Children Act 1994
70Restriction on advertising, &c.
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70 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.
Maximum penalty: 40 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to an advertisement or
other matter that has been approved by the Minister.