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STATUS OF CHILDREN ACT 1978 - SECT 4

Definitions

4 Definitions

In this Act—

"artificial insemination" means the insertion of semen into a woman’s reproductive tract otherwise than by sexual intercourse and regardless of whether the insertion is done by the woman or another person.

"marriage" includes a void marriage and a voidable marriage that has been annulled by a court.

"nominated reporter" means the person nominated by a laboratory to prepare a parentage testing procedure report in relation to a parentage testing procedure carried out at the laboratory.

"parentage testing order" see section 11 (2) (b) .

"parentage testing procedure" see section 5 .

"parentage testing procedure report" see section 12 (1) .

"prescribed court" see section 26 (1) (a) .

"prescribed overseas jurisdiction" has the meaning given by the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) .

Editor’s note—
See the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , section 4 (Interpretation) and the Family Law Regulations 1984 (Cwlth) , section 39B (2) (Extension of provisions of Act).

"semen" means semen or sperm.

"womb" includes fallopian tubes.



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