Artificial Conception Act 1985 (ACT)

Artificial Conception Act 1985 (repealed)   

A1985-57

Republication No 8

Effective:  22 March 2004

Republication date: 22 March 2004

As repealed by A2004-1

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Artificial Conception Act 1985 (repealed) (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)). It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 22 March 2004. 

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at type="disc">

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

Penalties

The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—

(a)if the person charged is an individual—$100; or

(b)if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Artificial Conception Act 1985 (repealed)

Contents

Page

Part 1Preliminary

1. Name of Act  2

2. Dictionary  2

2ANotes  2

1. Meaning of married woman, husband and wife  2

Part 2Presumptions about parentage

1. Application  4

2. Presumption of paternity  4

3. Presumption of maternity  5

4. Donor of semen—other circumstances  5

Part 3Parentage orders

Division 3.1           Preliminary

1. References to prescribed parents where there is only 1  6

Division 3.2           Obtaining parentage order

1. Application of div 3.2  6

2. Applying for an order  6

3. Making an order  7

4. Multiple births  9

5. Names of prescribed child  9

Division 3.3           Effect of orders

1. General effect  10

2. Disposition of property  11

3. Distribution of property by trustee or personal representative               12

4. Bequest by will to unascertained prescribed child  13

5. Gifts between living people  15

Division 3.4           Access to…