Application to revoke parentage order
40 Application to revoke parentage order
The following persons may apply to the Local Court to revoke a parentage order relating to a child:
the surrogate mother;
any other birth parent;
if 18 years of age or older – the child;
a parent, who was formerly an intended parent;
the Attorney-General.
The application may be made on any of the following grounds:
the parentage order was obtained by fraud, duress or other improper means;
a consent to the parentage order was:
not given freely and voluntarily; or
given in return for a payment, reward or other material benefit or advantage;
there are exceptional circumstances to justify revoking the parentage order.
Notice of the application must be served on the other persons referred to in subsection (1), unless the court dispenses with service for a person who is dead or cannot be located after making reasonable enquiries.
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