PARENTAGE ACT 2004

PARENTAGE ACT 2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   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

   23.     Definitions for div 2.5  
   24.     Application of div 2.5  
   25.     Application for parentage order  
   26.     Parentage order  
   27.     Multiple births  
   28.     Name of child  
   29.     Effect of parentage order and access to information  
   30.     Medical information  
   31.     Effect of substitute parent agreements  

           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

   40.     Meaning of commercial substitute parent agreement  
   41.     Commercial substitute parent agreements prohibited  
   42.     Procuration of substitute parent agreements  
   43.     Advertising in relation to substitute parent agreements  
   44.     Facilitating pregnancy  
   45.     Geographical nexus for offences  

   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