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(d) obstructs the removal or committal of a vulnerable adult to a place of temporary care and protection, place of safety or the care of a fit person carried out under this Act,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

PART 4
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

Restriction on publication of information leading to identification of vulnerable adult, etc.

22.—(1) A person must not, without the Director’s approval, publish or broadcast any information or picture that identifies, or is likely to lead to the identification of—

(a) an individual who has been or is the subject of any investigation, examination, assessment or treatment under this Act relating to whether the individual is a vulnerable adult experiencing or at risk of abuse, neglect or self‑neglect;
(b) a vulnerable adult who has been committed to a place of temporary care and protection or place of safety or to the care of a fit person under this Act; or
(c) a vulnerable adult who is the subject of an order made by a court under this Act.

(2) Also, a person must not, without the Director’s approval, publish or broadcast any information or picture that identifies, or is likely to lead to the identification of—

(a) a place of temporary care and protection or place of safety in which an individual or a vulnerable adult mentioned in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) is committed, or the location of such a place of temporary care and protection or place of safety; or