21Applications for declarations in the Supreme Court

#### 21 Applications for declarations in the Supreme Court 21 Applications for declarations in the Supreme Court > > (1) Any of the following persons may make an application to the Supreme Court for a declaration of parentage under this section— > > > > > (a) a person who alleges that the relationship of parent and child exists between the person’s child and any named person, or > > > > > (b) a person who alleges that the relationship of parent and child exists between the person and another named or identified person, or > > > > > (c) the Registrar when seeking a determination that the relationship of parent and child exists between a named person and another named or identified person, or > > > > > (d) the Director-General when seeking a determination that the relationship of parent and child exists between a named person and another named or identified person, or > > > > > (e) a person prescribed by the regulations who seeks a determination that the relationship of parent and child exists between a named person and another named or identified person, or > > > > > (f) a person who may be affected by the result who seeks a determination that the relationship of parent and child exists between a named person and another named or identified person. > > > (2) On any such application, the Supreme Court may make a declaration that a named or identified person is a child’s parent. > > > (3) A declaration of parentage may be made— > > > > > (a) whether or not the parent or the child (or both) are alive, or > > > > > (b) whether or not the child has been born. > > > (4) If a declaration of parentage is made, the Registrar of the Division of the Court in which the order was made must immediately cause a copy of the declaration to be transmitted to the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages to be dealt with under the [Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1995-062).