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40 :(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