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ADOPTION ACT 1988 - SECT 28

28—Certain agreements illegal

        (1)         An agreement under which a parent or guardian of a child receives any consideration (other than a consideration of a kind authorised by the Chief Executive) for a consent to the adoption of the child, is illegal and void.

        (2)         A person who is a party to an agreement of a kind referred to in subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $20 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.



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