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PARENTAGE ACT 2004 - SECT 29 Effect of parentage order and access to information

PARENTAGE ACT 2004 - SECT 29

Effect of parentage order and access to information

    (1)     If a parentage order is made about a child, the provisions of the Adoption Act 1993

mentioned in subsection (3) (the applied provisions ) apply in relation to the parentage order as if the parentage order were an order made under that Act for the adoption of the child and the child were an adopted child.

    (2)     For that application—

        (a)     a reference in an applied provision to the adoptive parent or adoptive parents is a reference to the substitute parent or substitute parents in whose favour the parentage order was made; and

        (b)     a reference in an applied provision to the adopted child or adopted person is a reference to the child about whom the parentage order was made; and

        (c)     a reference in an applied provision to the commencement of the Adoption Act 1993

were a reference to the commencement of this Act; and

        (d)     a reference in section 48 to the director-general were a reference to the registrar-general; and

        (e)     any other necessary changes were made.

    (3)     The applied provisions of the Adoption Act 1993

are as follows:

              •     section 43 (General effect) other than subsections (1) (c) and (2)

              •     section 44 (Disposition of property)

              •     section 47 (Distribution of property by trustee or personal representative)

              •     section 48 (Bequest by will to unascertained adopted person)

              •     section 49 (Gifts between living people)

              •     section 60 (Confidentiality of records) other than subsection (1) (a)

              •     section 62 (3) (Provision of information)

              •     division 5.3 (Identifying information) other than section 77, section 78 and section 79.