Status of Children Act 1978

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

marriage includes:

a void marriage and a voidable marriage which has been annulled by a court; and

a relationship between an Aboriginal man and woman that is recognized as a traditional marriage by the community or group to which they belong,

and married has a corresponding meaning.

parentage testing procedure means a medical procedure prescribed, or included in a class of medical procedures prescribed, for the purposes of this definition.

prescribed court means a Territory court, a court of the Commonwealth, a court of a State or another Territory or a court of a prescribed overseas jurisdiction.

proof means proof on a balance of probabilities and

proved has a corresponding meaning.

Registrar means the Registrar within the meaning of the

Birth, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996.

Part II Status of children