Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Status of Children Act 1974 - SECT 10B

Application of Part

10B. Application of Part





(1) Subject to subsection (3), the provisions of this Part apply-

   (a)  in respect of a pregnancy referred to in section 10C, 10D or 10E,
        whether the pregnancy occurred before or after the commencement of the
        Status of Children (Amendment) Act 1984 and whether or not it resulted
        from a procedure carried out in Victoria; and

   (b)  in respect of any child born as a result of a pregnancy referred to in
        section 10C, 10D or 10E, whether or not the child was born before or
        after the commencement of the Status of Children (Amendment) Act 1984.



(2) Nothing in any provision of this Part affects the vesting in possession or
in interest of any property that occurred before the commencement of the
Status of Children (Amendment) Act 1984.

(3) The amendments made to this Part by the Infertility Treatment Act 1995
apply-

   (a)  in respect of a pregnancy referred to in section 10D or 10E which
        resulted from a procedure carried out in or outside Victoria whether
        before or after the commencement of section 170 of the
        Infertility Treatment Act 1995; and

   (b)  in respect of any child born as a result of a pregnancy referred to in
        section 10D or 10E resulting from a procedure carried out whether
        before or after the commencement of section 170 of the
        Infertility Treatment Act 1995.

(4) Nothing in the amendments made to this Part by the
Infertility Treatment Act 1995 affects the vesting in possession or in
interest of any property that occurred before the date on which that Act
received the Royal Assent.