Queensland Consolidated Acts

ADOPTION ACT 2009 - SECT 303

303 Giving or receiving consideration

(1) A person must not give or receive, or agree to give or receive, a payment or other reward in consideration of—

(a) the adoption or proposed adoption of a child; or

(b) the giving of consent to the adoption of a child; or

(c) the transfer of a child’s care or custody with a view to the child’s adoption; or

(d) a negotiation or arrangement for a child’s adoption.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—150 penalty units or 18 months imprisonment; or

(b) for a corporation—1,000 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) applies before or after the birth of the relevant child.

(3) It is immaterial whether the adoption happens or may lawfully happen.