Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00614:clause:4_50r
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00614
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 50R
Character Range: 43288–44123

50R  Grandparents and great‑grandparents

 (1) In determining, for the purposes of this Subdivision, whether an individual is a grandparent or great‑grandparent of another person, treat the following relationships as if they were biological child‑parent relationships:
 (a) the relationship between an adopted child and his or her adoptive parent;
 (b) the relationship between a step‑child and his or her step‑parent.

 (2) In subsection (1):

adoptive parent, of a person (the child), means the person who adopted the child under a law of any place (whether in Australia or not) relating to the adoption of children.

step‑parent, of a person (the child), means the person who:
 (a) is the current or former partner of the biological or adoptive parent of the child; and
 (b) is not the biological or adoptive parent of the child.