Parent of child
6 Parent of child
(1) A parent of a child is the child's father, mother or any other person who has parental responsibility for the child.
(2) However, a person standing in the place of a parent of a child on a temporary basis is not a parent of the child.
(3) A parent of an Aboriginal child includes a person who is regarded as a parent of the child under Aboriginal customary law or Aboriginal tradition.
In this section:
Aboriginal child means a child who is:
a descendant of the Aboriginal people of Australia; or
(b) a descendant of the indigenous inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands.
Aboriginal customary law means:
customary law of the Aboriginal people of Australia; or
(b) customary law of the indigenous inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands.
Aboriginal tradition means:
tradition of the Aboriginal people of Australia; or
(b) tradition of the indigenous inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands.
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