4—Amendment of section 5—Interpretation
(1) Section 5—after the definition of "child born outside marriage insert:
"co-parent", of a child, means a person who is taken to be a co-parent of the child under Part 2A;
(2) Section 5—after the definition of "Court" insert:
"domestic partner"—see section 11A;
(3) Section 5—after its present contents (now to be designated as subsection (1)) insert:
(2) A reference in this or any other Act to the mother, father or parent (however described) of a child will, unless the contrary intention appears, be taken to include a reference to a co-parent of the child (regardless of the sex of the co-parent).