Unauthorised advertising
96 Unauthorised advertising
Subject to this section, a person must not publish, or cause to be published, by electronic or print media or any other means, any advertisement or other matter indicating (whether or not in relation to a particular child or young person) that—
a parent or guardian of a child or young person wishes to have the child or young person adopted; or
a person wishes to adopt a child or young person; or
a person is willing to make arrangements with a view to the adoption of a child or young person.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to an advertisement or other matter that has been approved by the director‑general.
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