3Definitions

3 Definitions

3 Definitions

In this regulation—

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

donor means a person required to give a bodily sample for a parentage testing procedure.

disability, in relation to a donor, means 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, or

(b) otherwise prevents the donor from being able to comply with or consent to a requirement of this regulation.

Form means a form set out in Schedule 1.

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.

parentage testing procedure report means a report relating to the information obtained from carrying out a parentage testing procedure.

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

representative, for a donor—see section 4.

sampler means a person who takes, or proposes to take, a bodily sample from a donor for a parentage testing procedure.

testing, in relation to a bodily sample, means the carrying out of a parentage testing procedure or part of a parentage testing procedure on or using the bodily sample.

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.