Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

BIRTH (EQUALITY OF STATUS) ACT 1988

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   3.      Definitions for Act  
   4.      Application of Act  

   PART 2--STATUS OF CHILDREN

   5.      Children all of equal status  
   6.      Construction of instruments  

   PART 3--ESTABLISHING PARENTAGE

   7.      Presumptions of parentage arising from marriage  
   8.      Presumptions arising from registered information  
   10.     Acknowledgments of paternity within the ACT  
   10A.    Acknowledgments of paternity outside the ACT  
   11.     Applications for declarations of parentage  
   12.     Declarations of parentage  
   14.     Annulment of declaration of parentage  
   15.     Rebuttal of certain presumptions  
   16.     Presumptions—whether conclusive or rebuttable  
   16A.    Conflicting presumptions  

   PART 4--USE OF MEDICAL TESTS IN DETERMINING PARENTAGE

   17.     Notice to carry out medical tests  
   18.     Reports of medical tests  
   19.     Offences related to medical tests  

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

   20.     Joinder of parties  
   21.     Notification of certain orders to registrar-general  
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