11Presumptions of parentage arising from registration of birth

#### 11 Presumptions of parentage arising from registration of birth 11 Presumptions of parentage arising from registration of birth > > (1) A person is presumed to be a child’s parent if the person’s name is entered as the child’s parent in the Births, Deaths and Marriages Register or a register of births or parentage information kept under a law of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory or a prescribed overseas jurisdiction. > > > (2) Nothing in this section affects the operation of Chapter 5 (Recognition of adoptions) of the [Adoption Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2000-075). > > **s 11:** Am 2000 No 75, Sch 2.5 \[3\].