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STATUS OF CHILDREN ACT 1974 - SECT 33

Restrictions on publication of proceedings

    (1)     This section applies to—

        (a)     a proceeding under this Part; or

        (b)     an order made under this Part.

    (2)     A person must not publish, or cause to be published, a report of the proceeding or about the order that contains any particulars likely to lead to the identification of a party to a surrogacy arrangement or a child who is the subject of a surrogacy arrangement.

Penalty:     1000 penalty units, in the case of a body corporate;

100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, in the case of an individual.

    (3)     In this section—

"publish" means—

        (a)     publish in any newspaper; or

        (b)     publish by means of television, radio or the Internet; or

        (c)     otherwise disseminate to the public.

S. 34 inserted by No. 76/2008 s. 147.



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