Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

STATUS OF CHILDREN ACT 1974

- Act 36 of 1974
- Royal Assent 14 October 1974

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I - Preliminary

   1.      1. Short title and commencement
   2.      2. Interpretation
   3.      3. All children to be of equal status
   4.      4. Instruments executed and intestacies which take place before
           the commencement of this Act

   PART II - Presumptions of parenthood and recognition of paternity

   5.      5. Presumption of parentage arising from marriage
   6.      6. Protection of executors, administrators, and trustees
   7.      7. Recognition of paternity
   8.      8. Presumption of paternity arising from cohabitation
   8A.     8A. Presumption of parentage arising from registration of birth
   8B.     8B. Presumption of parentage arising from court findings
   8C.     8C. Presumption of paternity arising from acknowledgements
   9.      9. Instruments of acknowledgement filed with Registrar of Births,
           Deaths and Marriages
   10.     10. Declaration of parentage

   PART III - Presumption of parenthood as a result of fertilization
   procedures

   10A.    10A. Application of Part
   10B.    10B. Interpretation
   10C.    10C. Presumptions as to parenthood

   PART IV - Medical procedures to determine parentage

   11.     11. Interpretation of Part IV
   12.     12. Application for order
   13.     13. Orders for parentage testing procedure
   14.     14. Additional orders
   15.     15. Guardian's consent
   16.     16. Immunity from liability
   17.     17. Reports

   PART V - Miscellaneous

   18.     18. Application of Parts II and IV
   19.     19. Rebuttal of presumptions
   20.     20. Prevailing presumptions
   21.     21. Regulations


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