Definitions
50A Definitions
S. 50A inserted by No. 47/2016 s. 16.
In this Subdivision—
child, in relation to a person, means—
the person's child by birth; or
the person's genetic child; or
the person's child by operation of the Adoption Act 1984; or
the person's child by operation of the Status of Children Act 1974;
half-sibling, in relation to a person, means a person who shares a common parent with the person;
lineal ancestor, in relation to a person, means a lineal ancestor of the person's parent;
lineal descendant, in relation to a person, means a lineal descendant of the person's child;
parent, in relation to a person, means—
the person's birth parent; or
the person's genetic parent; or
the person's parent by operation of the Adoption Act 1984; or
the person's parent by operation of the Status of Children Act 1974;
sibling, in relation to a person, means a person who has the same parents as the person;
step-parent, in relation to a person, means the spouse or domestic partner of the person's parent, being a person who is not the person's parent.
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