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PARENTAGE ACT 2004

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Name of Act  
  • 3 Dictionary  
  • 4 Notes  
  • 5 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

PART 2--ESTABLISHING PARENTAGE

Division 2.1--General

  • 6 Purpose of pt 2  

Division 2.2--Presumptions about parentage

  • 7 Presumptions arising from marriage, civil union or civil partnership  
  • 8 Presumption arising from domestic partnership  
  • 9 Presumptions arising from registered information  
  • 10 Presumptions arising from findings of courts  
  • 11 Presumptions arising from procedure  

Division 2.3--Effect of presumptions

  • 12 Whether presumptions conclusive or rebuttable  
  • 13 Conflicting presumptions  
  • 14 Presumptions not to allow more than 2 parents  

Division 2.4--Parentage declarations

  • 15 Application for parentage declaration  
  • 16 Further application for parentage declaration  
  • 17 Refusal to hear application  
  • 18 Adjournment of hearing  
  • 19 Parentage declaration  
  • 20 Application for annulment of parentage declaration  
  • 21 Adjournment of hearing  
  • 22 Annulment of parentage declaration  

Division 2.5--Parentage orders

Division 2.6--Use of medical tests in establishing parentage

  • 32 Definition for div 2.6  
  • 33 Application of div 2.6  
  • 34 Order to carry out medical tests  
  • 35 Effect of failure to comply with parentage testing order  
  • 36 Reports of medical tests  
  • 37 Offences related to medical tests  

PART 3--STATUS OF CHILDREN

  • 38 Children all of equal status  
  • 39 Construction of instruments  

PART 4--OFFENCES RELATING TO SUBSTITUTE PARENT AGREEMENTS

PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

  • 46 Joinder of parties  
  • 47 Notification of court orders to registrar-general  
  • 48 Proof of orders etc about parentage  
  • 49 Approved forms  
  • 50 Regulation-making power  
  • DICTIONARY ENDNOTES

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