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
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
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 5--MISCELLANEOUS