Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A05014:section:6:p10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A05014
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6 (pt 10/86)
Character Range: 81053–83566

a de facto relationship with, a parent of the child; or

   (c) a parent of the child and either his or her spouse or a person in a de facto relationship with the parent;

'prescribed child welfare authority', in relation to abuse of a child, means:

   (a) if the child is the subject of proceedings under this Part in a State or Territory—an officer of the State or Territory who is responsible for the administration of the child welfare laws of the State or Territory, or some other prescribed person; or

   (b) if the child is not the subject of proceedings under this Part—an officer of the Stale or Territory in which the child is located or is believed to be located who is responsible for the administration of the child welfare laws of the State or Territory, or some other prescribed person;

'professional ethics' includes:

(a) rules of professional conduct; and

(b) rules of professional etiquette; and

(c) a code of ethics; and

(d) standards of professional conduct;

'residence order' has the meaning given by subsection 64B(3);

'specific issues order' has the meaning given by subsection 64B(6);

'step-parent', in relation to a child, means a person who:

(a) is not a parent of the child; and

(b) is or has been married to a parent of the child; and

   (c) treats, or at any time during the marriage treated, the child as a member of the family formed with the parent.

"(2) For the purposes of this section, paragraphs 68F(2)(i) and (j) and section 68J, a person (the 'first person') is a member of the family of another person (the 'second person') if:

(a) the first person is or has been married to, or in a de facto relationship with, the second person; or

(b) the first person is or has been a relative of the second person (as defined in subsection (3)); or

(c) an order under this Act described in subparagraph (i) or (ii) is or was (at any time) in force:

       (i) a residence order, contact order or specific issues order that relates to a child who is either the first person or the second person and that is in favour of the other of those persons;

       (ii) an order providing for the first person or the second person to have custody or guardianship of, or a right of access to, the other of those persons; or

   (d) an order under a law of a State or Territory described in subparagraph (i) or (ii) is or was (at any time) in force:

       (i) an order determining that the first person or the second person is or was to live with the other of those persons, or