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Status of Children Act 1974
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2 Interpretation
[Section 2 Substituted by No. 42 of 1994, s. 4, Applied:01 Aug 1997] In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires –
child means a son or daughter of any age;
marriage includes a void marriage and a voidable marriage which has been annulled;
prescribed court means a state court, a federal court, a court of a Territory, a court of another State or a court of a prescribed overseas jurisdiction.