Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts3. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears -
"marriage" includes -
(a) a void marriage and a voidable marriage which has been annulled by a court; and
(b) a relationship between an Aboriginal man and woman that is recognized as a traditional marriage by the community or group to which they belong,
and "married" has a corresponding meaning;
"parentage testing procedure" means a medical procedure prescribed, or included in a class of medical procedures prescribed, for the purposes of this definition;
"prescribed court" means a Territory court, a court of the Commonwealth, a court of a State or another Territory or a court of a prescribed overseas jurisdiction;
"proof" means proof on a balance of probabilities and "proved" has a corresponding meaning.
"Registrar" means the Registrar within the meaning of the Birth, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act .