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50A Definitions

In this Subdivision—

S. 50A inserted by No. 47/2016 s. 16.

child, in relation to a person, means—

(a)the person's child by birth; or

(b)the person's genetic child; or

(c)the person's child by operation of the Adoption Act 1984; or

(d)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—

(a)the person's birth parent; or

(b)the person's genetic parent; or

(c)the person's parent by operation of the Adoption Act 1984; or

(d)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.