Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00173:clause:2_28d
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00173
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 28D
Character Range: 2363–3656

28D  Member of a couple whose youngest FTB child has turned 13
 (1) Despite Subdivisions A and B, an individual's Part B rate is nil if:
 (a) the individual is a member of a couple; and
 (b) the youngest FTB child of the individual has turned 13 years of age.
 (2) Subclause (1) does not apply if the individual is a grandparent or great‑grandparent of that FTB child.
 (3) In determining, for the purposes of this clause, 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;
 (c) the relationship between a relationship child and his or her relationship parent.
 (4) In this clause:
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 parent, adoptive parent or relationship parent of the child; and
 (b) is not the biological parent, adoptive parent or relationship parent of the child.