Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) The intended parent or intended parents of a child mentioned in section 28F may make an application to the Supreme Court for a parentage order about the child.
(2) If there are 2 intended parents to an arrangement mentioned in section 28F, the application must be made jointly by both intended parents, unless the Supreme Court gives leave to only 1 intended parent to make the application.
(3) The application may only be made—
(a) for a child mentioned in section 28F (1)—after the child is at least 4 weeks old but before the child is 6 months old; or
(b) for a child mentioned in section 28F (2)—at any time after the child is at least 4 weeks old.
(4) However, an application for a child mentioned in section 28F (1) may be made after the end of the time limit specified in subsection (3) (a) if the Supreme Court is satisfied on reasonable grounds that exceptional circumstances justify the court deciding the application.