Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:5:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 2/7)
Character Range: 38409–40895

a child, has the meaning given by subsections (15) to (24).
relationship child has the meaning given by subsection (25).
relationship parent has the meaning given by subsection (25).
secondary pupil child has the meaning given by section 5F.
step‑child: without limiting who is a step‑child of a person for the purposes of this Act, someone who is a child of a partner of the person is the step‑child of the person, if he or she would be the person's step‑child except that the person is not legally married to the partner.
step‑parent: without limiting who is a step‑parent of a person for the purposes of this Act, someone who is a partner of a parent of the person is the step‑parent of the person, if he or she would be the person's step‑parent except that he or she is not legally married to the person's parent.
student child has the meaning given by subsection (1A).
young person:
 (a) except in Part 2.20—has the meaning given by subsection (1B) of this section; and
 (b) in Part 2.20—means a person who is under 20 years of age.
 (1A) A person is a student child at a particular time if:
 (a) at the time, the person:
 (i) has reached 16, but is under 22, years of age; and
 (ii) is receiving full‑time education at a school, college or university; and
 (b) the person's income in the financial year in which that time occurs will not be more than $6,403.
 (1B) A person is a young person at a particular time if at that time the person:
 (a) is under 16 years of age; or
 (b) is a student child.

Dependent child—under 16
 (2) Subject to subsections (3) and (6) to (8), a young person who has not turned 16 is a dependent child of another person (in this subsection called the adult) if:
 (a) the adult is legally responsible (whether alone or jointly with another person) for the day‑to‑day care, welfare and development of the young person, and the young person is in the adult's care; or
 (b) the young person:
 (i) is not a dependent child of someone else under paragraph (a) or (aa); and
 (ii) is wholly or substantially in the adult's care.
Note: For paragraph (a), see also subsection (16).
 (3) A young person who has not turned 16 cannot be a dependent child if:
 (a) the young person is not in full‑time education; and
 (b) the young person is in receipt of income; and
 (c) the rate of that income exceeds $107.70 per week.
Note: The amount in paragraph (c) is indexed annually in line with CPI increases (see sections 1191 to 1194).

Dependent child—16 to 21 years