Victorian Numbered Acts

CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005 (NO 96 OF 2005) - SECT 497

A person must not without lawful authority or excuse—

        (a)     enter any place in which a child has been placed under an interim accommodation order, a custody to third party order or a supervised custody order or by the Secretary under section 173; or

        (b)     at any time or in any manner contrary to the regulations, convey to or cause to be conveyed to a child placed as described in paragraph (a) any article or thing; or

        (c)     contrary to the instructions of the Secretary, attempt to have access to a child placed as described in paragraph (a); or

        (d)     lurk or loiter about any place described in paragraph (a) for any of the purposes mentioned in this section.

Penalty:     15 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months.

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