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PARENTAGE ACT 2004 (NO. 1 OF 2004)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Act
2. Commencement
3. Dictionary
4. Notes
5. Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
PART 2--ESTABLISHING PARENTAGE
Division 2.1--General
6. Purpose of pt 2
Division 2.2--Presumptions about parentage
7. Presumptions arising from marriage
8. Presumption arising from domestic partnership
9. Presumptions arising from registered information
10. Presumptions arising from findings of courts
11. Presumptions arising from procedure
Division 2.3--Effect of presumptions
12. Whether presumptions conclusive or rebuttable
13. Conflicting presumptions
14. Presumptions not to allow more than 2 parents
Division 2.4--Parentage declarations
15. Application for parentage declaration
16. Further application for parentage declaration
17. Refusal to hear application
18. Adjournment of hearing
19. Parentage declaration
20. Application for annulment of parentage declaration
21. Adjournment of hearing
22. Annulment of parentage declaration
Division 2.5--Parentage orders
23. Definitions for div 2.5
24. Application of div 2.5
25. Application for parentage order
26. Parentage order
27. Multiple births
28. Name of child
29. Effect of parentage order and access to information
30. Medical information
31. Effect of substitute parent agreements
Division 2.6--Use of medical tests in establishing parentage
32. Definition for div 2.6
33. Application of div 2.6
34. Order to carry out medical tests
35. Effect of failure to comply with parentage testing order
36. Reports of medical tests
37. Offences related to medical tests
PART 3--STATUS OF CHILDREN
38. Children all of equal status
39. Construction of instruments
PART 4--OFFENCES RELATING TO SUBSTITUTE PARENT AGREEMENTS
40. Meaning of commercial substitute parent agreement
41. Commercial substitute parent agreements prohibited
42. Procuration of substitute parent agreements
43. Advertising in relation to substitute parent agreements
44. Facilitating pregnancy
45. Geographical nexus for offences
PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS
46. Joinder of parties
47. Notification of court orders to registrar-general
48. Proof of orders about parentage
49. Approved forms
50. Regulation-making power
PART 6--REPEALS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
51. Legislation repealed
52. Legislation amended—sch 1
SCHEDULE 1
DICTIONARY
ENDNOTES
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