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In forceWho is a parent
Chapter 4Provisions relating to relevant children and children staying at visitable sites
Part 1Preliminary
53 Who is a parent
(1)
A parent of a child is the child’s mother, father or someone else, other than the chief executive (child safety), having or exercising 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, under Aboriginal tradition, is regarded as a parent of the child.
(4)
A parent of a Torres Strait Islander child includes a person who, under Island custom, is regarded as a parent of the child.
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