Interpretation
3 Interpretation
In these Rules:
applicant means a person who is applying for a parentage order.
application means an application to the Court under the Surrogacy Act 2022.
approved means approved by the Chief Judge.
birth parent, see section 3 of the Surrogacy Act 2022.
child means a child born under a surrogacy arrangement.
intended parent, see section 3 of the Surrogacy Act 2022.
parentage order, see section 34 of the Surrogacy Act 2022.
partner, see section 3 of the Surrogacy Act 2022.
respondent means a person who is opposing the revocation of a parentage order.
surrogacy arrangement, see section 3 of the Surrogacy Act 2022.
surrogate mother, see section 3 of the Surrogacy Act 2022.
(2) Unless the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires, a word or expression used in the Local Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Rules 1998 has the same meaning in these Rules.
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