8CPresumption of paternity arising from acknowledgements

### 8C Presumption of paternity arising from acknowledgements > [*\[Section 8C Inserted by No. 42 of 1994, s. 7, Applied:01 Aug 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-08-01/act-1994-042#GS7@EN) > > > (1)  A man is presumed to be the father of a particular child if – > > > > > > (a) under a law of this State, the Commonwealth, another State, a Territory or a prescribed overseas jurisdiction the man has executed an instrument acknowledging that he is the father of a specified child; and > > > > > > > (b) the instrument has not been annulled or otherwise set aside. > > > (2)  A man is presumed to be the father of a particular child if the man and the mother of the child – > > > > > > (a) execute an instrument as a deed; or > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 8C Subsection (2) amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/act-2007-066#JS1@Ja98@GC1@EN) jointly or severally sign an instrument in the presence of an Australian legal practitioner – > > > > which acknowledges that the man is the father of the child.