Status of Children Act 1978 (Qld)

Status of Children Act 1978

An Act to remove the legal disabilities of children born out of wedlock and to declare with respect to the parentage of children

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Status of Children Act 1978.

1A [Repealed]

2 Application of Act This Act applies to a person, whether or not— (a) the person— (i) was born in the State; or (ii) was born before or after the commencement of this section; or (iii) is a child; or (b) the person's father or mother has ever been domiciled in the State.

3 Act binds all persons This Act binds all persons, including the State, and, so far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Commonwealth and the other States.

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.