Status of Children Regulations 1996

The Status of Children Regulations (No. 17 of 1979) are repealed.

Schedule

FORM 1

regulation 6(1)

PARENTAGE TESTING PROCEDURE

AFFIDAVIT BY/IN RELATION TO DONOR

NAME OF CHILD WHOSE PARENTAGE IS IN ISSUE:

(child's name)

1. I, (name), of (address), (occupation), make oath and say:

PART 1

Part 1 must be completed if the person making the affidavit is the donor

2. My racial background is (give details).

3. In the last 2 years:

*4. The particulars of the *leukaemia/*bone marrow transplant are as follows: (give particulars)

5. I *have/*have not received a transfusion of blood or a blood product within the last 6 months.

*6. The particulars of the transfusion of blood or blood product are as follows: (give particulars)

PART 2

Part 2 must be completed if the person making the affidavit is the donor

2. I am the (relationship or other status in relation to the donor) of (name of donor) who was born on (date of birth of donor).

3. (name of donor) is a person whose racial background is (give details)

4. In the last 2 years:

*5. The particulars of the *leukaemia/*bone marrow transplant are as follows: (give particulars)

6. The donor *has/*has not received a transfusion of blood or a blood product within the last 6 months.

*7. The particulars of the transfusion of blood or blood product are as follows: (give particulars)

Made at [place] on [date] ________________

By [signature of deponent]

Witnessed by

Signature

Justice of the peace / commissioner for oaths

Name

Address or phone no.

* Delete if inapplicable.

FORM 2

regulation 6(2)

PARENTAGE TESTING PROCEDURE

DECLARATION BY/IN RELATION TO DONOR

PART 1

Part 1 must be completed if the person making the declaration is the donor

I, (name), of (address), (occupation), declare that I *have/*have not received a transfusion of blood or a blood product since I signed the affidavit required by regulation 6(1) of the Status of Children Regulations 1996 in respect of this parentage testing procedure.

PART 2

Part 2 must be completed if the person making the declaration is not the donor

1. I, (name), of (address), (occupation), declare that:

2. I am the (state relationship or other status in relation to the donor) of (name of donor) who was born on (date of birth of donor).

3. The donor *has/*has not received a transfusion of blood or a blood product since *I/*(name of person who signed the affidavit required by regulation 6(1) of the Status of Children Regulations 1996) signed the affidavit required by regulation 6(1) of the Status of Children Regulations 1996 in respect of this parentage testing procedure.

Dated 19 .

(Signature of person completing declaration)

* Delete if inapplicable.

FORM 3

regulation 10

PARENTAGE TESTING PROCEDURE

COLLECTION OF BODILY SAMPLES

STATEMENT BY SAMPLER

NAME OF CHILD WHOSE PARENTAGE IS IN ISSUE:

(child's name)

1. I, (name of sampler), of (professional address), (occupation), took the *bodily sample/*bodily samples specified below at (time) *am/*pm on (date) at (place of collection) from the following *person/*persons:

(a) (name of person, type of bodily sample and person's photograph);

*(b) (name of person, type of bodily sample and person's photograph);

*(c) (name of person, type of bodily sample and person's photograph);

*(d) (name of person, type of bodily sample and person's photograph);

2. When I took the *bodily sample/*bodily samples specified above, I strictly observed the procedures provided under the Status of Children Regulations 1996.

3. I placed the *bodily sample/*each of the bodily samples specified above in a container that was immediately sealed and then labelled in accordance with regulation 9 of the Status of Children Regulations 1996.

Dated 19 .

(Signature of sampler)

* Delete if inapplicable.

FORM 4

regulation 13

PARENTAGE TESTING PROCEDURE

REPORT

NAME OF CHILD WHOSE PARENTAGE IS IN ISSUE:

(child's name)

PART 1

1. I, (name of nominated reporter), of (address), (occupation), am a person nominated by the laboratory specified below to prepare a report for the purposes of section 15 of the Status of Children Act 1978.

2. I report that *a parentage testing procedure/ *parentage testing procedures being:

*(a) red cell antigen blood grouping;

*(b) red cell enzyme blood grouping;

*(c) testing for serum markers;

*(d) HLA tissue typing;

*(e) DNA typing,

*has/*have been carried out on the bodily *sample/ *samples contained in the sealed *container/ *containers bearing the *name/*names of the following *donor/*donors:

(a) (donor's name, date of birth and relationship to child whose parentage is in issue);

*(b) (donor's name, date of birth and relationship to child whose parentage is in issue);

*(c) (donor's name, date of birth and relationship to child whose parentage is in issue);

*(d) (donor's name, date of birth and relationship to child whose parentage is in issue).

3. Each bodily sample referred to in item 2 is the same bodily sample as the bodily sample specified in the statement completed on (date) by (name of sampler) in accordance with Form 3 in the Status of Children Regulations 1996.

4. The parentage testing *procedure was/*procedures were carried out at (name of *laboratory/ *laboratories).

5. The results of the parentage testing *procedure/ *procedures are set out in Part 2 of this report.

*6. I report that the results of the parentage testing *procedure/*procedures carried out on the bodily *sample/*samples of the donors specified above show that (name of putative parent) is not excluded from identification as the *father/*mother of (name of child whose parentage is in issue).

*7 I further report that the probability that (name of putative parent) is the genetic *father/*mother of (name of child whose parentage is in issue) has been calculated as follows:

*Paternity/*Maternity Index (figure) to 1

Relative chance of *Paternity/*Maternity

(percentage) %

*6. I report that the results of the parentage testing *procedure/*procedures carried out on the bodily *sample/*samples of the donors specified above show that (name of putative parent) is excluded from identification as the *father/*mother of (name of child whose parentage is in issue).

*7. I further report that the exclusion is based on contradictions of the laws of genetic inheritance in (amount) of the (amount) genetic markers: (names of the genetic markers and whether the contradictions are of the first or second order).

*8. I further report (if necessary, provide further explanation of results detailed in items 6 and 7).

Dated 19 .

(Signature of nominated reporter)

PART 2

1. The bodily *sample/*samples referred to in Part 1 of this report were received at (name of laboratory at which parentage testing *procedure was/*procedures were carried out) on (date).

2. The following identification *number was/*numbers were allocated respectively to the bodily *sample/*samples in the *container/*containers in respect of which the parentage testing *procedure was/*procedures were carried out:

*(b) (name of donor and identification number);

*(c) (name of donor and identification number);

*(d) (name of donor and identification number).

3. The results obtained from the parentage testing *procedure/*procedures are: (set out the results).

Complete this item if the parentage testing procedure carried out was red cell antigen blood grouping, red cell enzyme blood grouping, HLA tissue typing or testing for serum markers

*4. The results set out above in item 3 refer to the parentage testing *procedure/*procedures carried out *by me/*under my supervision on (date). The bodily *sample was/*samples were tested with the same reagents and in parallel with appropriate known controls. Results from controls show that all reagents were of correct specificity and normal potency. I am satisfied that the results obtained are true and that they have been correctly transcribed from the laboratory workbooks.

Complete this item if the parentage testing procedure carried out was DNA typing

*4. The results set out above in item 3 refer to the parentage testing *procedure/*procedures carried out *by me/*under my supervision on (date). The bodily *sample was/*samples were tested with the same probes/primers and in parallel with appropriate known controls. Fragment length and/or hybridisation patterns were in accordance with scientifically accepted standards. I am satisfied that the results obtained have been correctly coded from the fragment and/or hybridisation pattern and that they have been correctly transcribed from the laboratory workbooks.

Dated 19 .

(Signature of person who carried

out parentage testing procedure

or person under whose

supervision parentage testing

procedure was carried out)

* Delete if inapplicable.