Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES ACT 1997 - SECT 10

      (1) In determining the age of a person, the Court, the Secretary or any other person involved in the administration of this Act –

(a) must act on the best evidence or information that is reasonably available; but

(b) in the absence of any such evidence or information, may estimate the age of the person and act on that estimate.

      (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a statement in an application under this Act that a person is of a particular age is evidence that the person is that age.