(1) A person shall not give or receive, agree to give or receive a payment or reward to procure or assist in procuring a child for the purposes of adoption.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in respect of —
(a) a prescribed fee under this Act; or
(b) fees charged by an attorney-at-law for legal services.
Division 7Adoption by the High Court