Queensland Consolidated Acts

ADOPTION ACT 2009 - SECT 304

304 Advertisements and other published matters

(1) A person must not publish an advertisement, news item or other material stating that—

(a) a parent of a child wishes to have the child adopted; or

(b) a person wishes to adopt a child; or

(c) a person is willing to negotiate, or make an arrangement, for the adoption of the child.

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 whether or not the statement relates to a particular child and whether or not the statement relates to a child who has been born.