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In forcePaternity presumption arising from acknowledgements
Part 3Parentage of children
Division 3Other parentage presumptions
27 Paternity presumption arising from acknowledgements
(1)
A man is presumed to be the father of a child if—
(a)
under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a prescribed overseas jurisdiction, the man signs a document acknowledging that he is a stated child’s father; and
(b)
the document is not annulled or otherwise set aside.
(2)
The presumption in subsection (1) is rebuttable.
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