Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

STATUS OF CHILDREN ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   2A.     Application to persons
   3.      Interpretation

   PART II - STATUS OF CHILDREN

   4.      Determination of relationship
   4A.     Presumptions arising from marriage
   5.      Presumptions of paternity arising from cohabitation

   PART IIIA - CHILDREN CONCEIVED FOLLOWING MEDICAL PROCEDURES

   5A.     Interpretation
   5B.     Application of Part 5C. Rule relating to maternity
   5D.     Rule relating to paternity
   5DA.    Rule relating to parentage - female de facto partners
   5E.     Donor of ovum
   5F.     Donor of semen used in fertilization procedure of certain women

   PART III - DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY

   6.      Instruments
   7.      Persons dealing with property
   8.      Recognition of paternity

   PART IV - ESTABLISHMENT OF PATERNITY AND MATERNITY

   9.      Presumptions of parentage arising from registration of birth
   9A.     Presumptions of paternity arising from acknowledgments
   9B.     Presumptions of parentage arising from findings of courts
   10.     Instruments filed with district Registrar
   11.     Paternity
   12.     Maternity

   PART V - PARENTAGE TESTING

   13.     Medical procedures to determine parentage
   14.     Matters to be taken into account in making determination
   15.     Reports of medical procedure

   PART VI - MISCELLANEOUS

   16.     Presumptions of law
   17.     Closed courts
   18.     Regulations
   19.     [Repealed]
           SCHEDULE [Repealed]