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Penalties and Fines Subject to Automatic Indexation 2012/2013 |
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Penalty 30 June 2006 |
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Penalty 30 June 2012 |
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CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES |
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Adoption Act 1984 |
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Adoption Act 1984 |
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Arrangements and negotiations for the adoption of a child. |
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The Secretary and the Principal Officer of an approved adoption agency must keep a register of persons approved as fit and proper to adopt a child where applications have been approved, refused, deferred or revoked |
524 |
13A |
611 |
704 |
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The Secretary and the Principal Officer of an approved agency will maintain and preserve records of adoptions arranged or negotiated on their behalf and the agency will provide to the Secretary the details of the adoption after the adoption order is made |
2096 |
85 |
2443 |
2817 |
20 |
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Offences - Taking away the adopted child by the biological parents in an attempt to deprive the adoptive parents of the child |
2620 |
117 |
3053.5 |
3521 |
25 |
Court Ordered Penalties |
Offences - Any person who receives or harbours a child on behalf of a person who has taken the child away from their adoptive parents |
2620 |
118 |
3053.5 |
3521 |
25 |
Court Ordered Penalties |
Offences - Any person who before or after the birth of a child makes, gives or receives payments or rewards in consideration of adoption in the case of a body corporate |
52405 |
119(e) |
61070 |
70420 |
500 |
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Offences - Any person who before or after the birth of a child makes, gives or receives payments or rewards in consideration of adoption in any other case |
10481 |
119(f) |
12214 |
14084 |
100 |
Court Ordered Penalties |
Offences - Restriction on advertising - Any person who publishes or causes to be published information about a proposed adoption of a child born or unborn and or any persons intending to be involved in the adoption in the case of a body corporate |
104810 |
120(d) |
122140 |
140840 |
1000 |
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Offences - Restriction on advertising - Any person who publishes or causes to be published information about a proposed adoption of a child born or unborn and or any person(s) intending to be involved in the adoption in any other case |
10481 |
120(e) |
12214 |
14084 |
100 |
Court Ordered Penalties |
Offences - Restrictions on publications that identifies or is likely to identify parties to an adoption in the prohibited period in the case of a body corporate |
104810 |
121(2) |
122140 |
140840 |
1000 |
Court Ordered Penalties |
Offences - Restrictions on publications that identifies or is likely to identify parties to an adoption in the prohibited period in any other case |
10481 |
121(4) |
12214 |
14084 |
100 |
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Offences - Penalty for any person who does not have authority in writing from the Secretary or the Principal Office of an approved adoption agency to make unauthorised adoption arrangements for a child with other persons in the case of a body corporate |
52405 |
122(c) |
61070 |
70420 |
500 |
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Offences - Penalty for any person who does not have authority in writing from the Secretary or the Principal Office of an approved adoption agency to make unauthorised adoption arrangements for a child with other persons in any other case |
10481 |
122(d) |
12214 |
14084 |
100 |
Court Ordered Penalties |
Offences - Approved adoption agencies will comply with requests for information from the Secretary or any other person under Part VI within the prescribed timeframe |
1048 |
123 |
1221 |
1408 |
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Offences - Any person who wilfully makes false statements either orally or in writing regarding adoption or other matters under the Act. |
2620 |
124 |
3053.5 |
3521 |
25 |
Court Ordered Penalties |
Offences - Any person who personates or falsely represents themselves to be a person whose consent to the adoption of a child is required by this Act |
2620 |
125 |
3053.5 |
3521 |
25 |
Court Ordered Penalties |
Offences - Any person who presents an application for an adoption order where consent has either been obtained fraudulently or under duress or the application has been altered after it was signed by the rightful person in the case of a body corporate |
52405 |
126(c) |
61070 |
70420 |
500 |
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Offences - Any person who presents an application for an adoption order where consent has either been obtained fraudulently or under duress or the application has been altered after it was signed by the rightful person in any other case |
10481 |
126(d) |
12214 |
14084 |
100 |
Court Ordered Penalties |
Offences - To improperly witness consent of adoption - A person shall witness consent to an adoption of a child only in accordance with Division 3 Part II |
2620 |
127 |
3053.5 |
3521 |
25 |
Court Ordered Penalties |
Offences - Any person guilty of an offence against this Part of the Act which no penalty is provided |
2620 |
128 |
3053.5 |
3521 |
25 |
Court Ordered Penalties |
For offences against the regulations that have been set by the Governor in Council |
524 |
130(n) |
610.7 |
704.2 |
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