This Act is administered in the Ministry of Justice.
Title
1 Short Title and commencement
2 Interpretation
Part 1Status of children generally
Children of equal status whether or not parents are or have been married to each other
2A Purpose of sections 3 and 4
3 All children of equal status
Prior instruments and intestacies
4 Instruments executed and intestacies which take place before the commencement of this Act
Presumptions as to parenthood
5 Presumptions as to parenthood
Grant of letters of administration and distribution of estates and property held upon trust
5A Grant of letters of administration
6 Reasonable inquiries to precede distribution
6A Reasonable inquiries that comply
6B Protection of executors, administrators, and trustees
6C Warning notices
6D Service of warning notices
Paternity
7 Recognition of paternity
8 Evidence and proof of paternity
9 Instruments of acknowledgment may be filed with Registrar-General
10 Declaration as to paternity
Miscellaneous provisions
11 Regulations
12 Repeals and consequential amendments
Part 2Status of children conceived as result of AHR procedures
Preliminary provisions
13 Purpose of this Part
14 Interpretation
15 AHR procedure defined
16 Application of Part
Rule about maternity
17 Woman who becomes pregnant is mother even though ovum is donated by another woman
Rule about when non-donor partner is parent
18 When woman's non-donor partner is parent, and non-partner semen donor or ovum donor is not parent
Rules about donors of genetic material
19 Partnered woman: ovum donor not parent unless mother's partner at time of conception
20 Woman acting alone: non-partner ovum donor not parent unless later becomes mother's partner
21 Partnered woman: non-partner semen donor not parent
22 Woman acting alone: non-partner semen donor not parent unless later becomes mother's partner
Rights and liabilities if non partner donor later becomes mother's partner
23 Non-partner ovum donor
24 Non-partner semen donor
25 Only first non-partner donor to later become mother's partner becomes parent
26 Conflicting evidence of paternity
27 Partner's consent is presumed
ScheduleEnactments amended
The Title was repealed, as from 1 July 2005, by section 3 Status of Children Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 91).