Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts In this Part, unless
the contrary intention appears —
approved plan means the plan that section 21(2)(f)
refers to by that term, as varied, if applicable, with the court’s
approval under section 30;
arranged parents of a child means —
(a) the
persons who, according to the definition of surrogacy arrangement in
section 3, are the arranged parents; or
(b) the
person who, according to that definition, is the arranged parent;
birth parents of a child means —
(a) the
persons who are recognised by the law as being, when the child is born, the
parents of the child; or
(b) if
only one person fits the description in paragraph (a), that person;
chief executive officer means the chief executive
officer of the department of the Public Service principally assisting the
Minister in the administration of this Act;
child refers to the status of a person in a
relationship as parent and child, and it includes a person of that status even
after the person has reached the age of full legal capacity;
court means the Family Court of Western Australia;
independent legal advice is legal advice provided
by a person who —
(a) is
chosen by the person receiving the advice; and
(b) is
not providing advice to the arranged parents as well as to any other person
required to receive the advice;
parentage order means an order that the court
makes under this Part transferring the parentage of a child.