| Australia |  |
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| Commonwealth | |
| Family Law Act 1975 | 3.10, 6.4 |
| Family Law Amendment Act 1983 | 3.10 |
| Marriage Act 1961 | 3.10 |
| Marriage Amendment Act 1985 | 3.10 |
| Racial Discrimination Act 1975 | 6.7 |
| Sex Discrimination Act 1984 | 6.7 |
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| New South Wales | |
| Adoption of Children Act 1965 | 6.4 |
| Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 | 6.3, 6.7 |
| Artificial Conception Act 1984 | 3.10, 5.5, 7.3, 7.5, 10.7, 10.8 |
| Children (Equality of Status) Act 1976 | 3.5, 6.3, 7.8 |
| Crimes Act 1900 | 3.8, 3.9 |
| De Facto Relationships Act 1984 | 6.3 |
| Family Provision Act 1982 | 7.9, 7.15 |
| Human Tissue Act 1983 | 3.9, 10.18 |
| Human Tissue (Amendment) Act 1985 | 10.20 |
| Medical Practitioners Act 1938 | 3.14, 5.6, 6.6, 6.7, 11.1 |
| Ombudsman Act 1974 | 11.22 |
| Perpetuities Act 1984 | 7.12 |
| Privacy Committee Act 1975 | 11.22 |
| Wills, Probate and Administration Act 1898 | 7.11, 7.13 |
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| Queensland | |
| Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Act 1984 | 10.20 |
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| South Australia | |
| Family Relationships Act Amendment Act 1984 | 3.10, 5.15 |
| Sex Discrimination Act 1975 | 6.7 |
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| Tasmania | |
| Status of Children Amendment Act 1985 | 3.10, 5.15 |
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| Victoria | |
| Adoption Act 1984 | 9.8 |
| Equal Opportunity Act 1977 | 6.7 |
| Equal Opportunity (Discrimination Against Disabled Persons) Act 1982 | 6.7 |
| Infectious Diseases (Donors) Regulations 1985 | 10.20 |
| Infertility (Medical Procedures) Act 1984 | 2.3, 3.11, 5.12, 5.18, 8.48, 8.50, 10.3, 10.5, 10.9, 10.12, 11.11 |
| Status of Children (Amendment) Act 1984 | 3.10, 5.15 |
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| Western Australia | |
| Artificial Conception Act 1985 | 3.10, 5.15 |
| Blood and Tissue (Transmissable Diseases) Regulations Health Act 1911 | 10.20 |
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| Australian Capital Territory | |
| Artificial Conception Ordinance 1985 | 3.10, 5.15 |
| Blood Donations (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) Ordinance 1981 | 10.20 |
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| Northern Territory | |
| Status of Children Amendment Act 1985 | 3.10, 5.15 |
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| Overseas | |
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| Canada | |
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| Federal | |
| Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Part I of the Constitution Act 1982 (Can) | 6.7 |
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| Ontario | |
| Health Disciplines Act | |
| Ontario Human Rights Code 1981 (Ont) | 6.7 |
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| New Zealand | |
| Adult Adoption Information Act 1985 | 9.8 |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Adoption Act 1976 | 9.8 |
