Victorian Numbered Acts

ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TREATMENT ACT 2008 (NO. 76 OF 2008) - SECT 140

    (1)     Insert the following heading to section 10 of the Principal Act —

" Application to Supreme Court for declaration of parentage ".

    (2)     For section 10(1) of the Principal Act substitute —

    "(1)         Any person (the "first person") who—

        (a)         claims that any named person is a parent of the first person's child; or

        (b)     claims that a relationship of parent and child exists between the first person and any other named person; or

        (c)     has a proper interest in the result who wishes to have a determination whether the relationship of parent and child exists between two named persons—

may apply to the Supreme Court for a declaration of parentage and if it is proved to the satisfaction of the Court that the relationship exists the Court may make a declaration of parentage whether or not the parent or the child or both of them are living or dead.".

    (3)     In section 10(2) of the Principal Act, for "father" substitute "parent".