Adoption Act 2009

In this part—

a spouse, parent, sibling, child, grandparent or grandchild of the person; and

for an Aboriginal person—includes a person who, under Aboriginal tradition, is regarded as a parent or child of the person; and

for a Torres Strait Islander—includes a person who, under Island custom, is regarded as a parent or child of the person.

To remove any doubt, it is declared that a reference in this part to a relative of an adopted person or birth parent does not include a person who was the adopted person’s or birth parent’s parent, sibling, child, grandparent or grandchild before the adoption but is not his or her parent, sibling, child, grandparent or grandchild after the adoption.