3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

3 Interpretation

(1) In this Regulation—

accredited laboratory means a laboratory accredited by NATA to carry out parentage testing procedures.

donor means the person required to provide a bodily sample for the purposes of a parentage testing procedure.

NATA means the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia.

nominated reporter means the person nominated by an accredited laboratory to prepare a report relating to the information obtained as a result of carrying out a parentage testing procedure.

putative parent means a person who claims to be, or whom another person claims to be, a parent of a child.

representative means—

(a) in relation to a donor under the age of 18 years—a parent or guardian of the donor, or

(b) in relation to a donor who has a disability—

(i) a trustee or manager in relation to the donor under a law of the State or Territory, the laws of which apply to that person, or

(ii) a person who is legally responsible for the care, welfare and development of the donor.

sampler means a person who takes (or proposes to take) a bodily sample from a donor for the purposes of a parentage testing procedure.

testing means the implementation, or any part of the implementation, of a parentage testing procedure.

the Act means the Status of Children Act 1996.

Note.

The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation.

(2) In this Regulation, a reference to a donor with a disability is a reference to a donor who has a disability within the meaning of the Disability Inclusion Act 2014 that—

(a) results in the donor lacking the legal capacity to comply with or consent to a requirement of this Regulation (as the case may be), or

(b) otherwise prevents the donor from being able to comply with a requirement of this Regulation or consent to it being carried out (as the case may be).

(3) The Supreme Court may appoint a person to be the representative of a donor for the purposes of this Regulation in relation to a particular matter if the Court is satisfied that there is no other representative who is available or suitable in the circumstances.