Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00055:section:6aa
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00055
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6AA
Character Range: 71167–73468

6AA  Meaning of responsible person
 (1) A responsible person for an individual is:
 (a) a parent of the individual; or
 (b) a child or sibling of the individual if the child or sibling is at least 18 years old; or
 (c) a spouse or de facto partner of the individual; or
 (d) a relative of the individual if the relative is:
 (i) at least 18 years old; and
 (ii) a member of the individual's household; or
 (e) a guardian of the individual; or
 (f) a person exercising an enduring power of attorney granted by the individual that is exercisable in relation to decisions about the individual's health; or
 (g) a person who has an intimate personal relationship with the individual; or
 (h) a person nominated by the individual to be contacted in case of emergency.
 (2) In this section:
child: without limiting who is a child of an individual for the purposes of subsection (1), each of the following is a child of an individual:
 (a) an adopted child, stepchild, exnuptial child or foster child of the individual;
 (b) someone who is a child of the individual within the meaning of the Family Law Act 1975.
parent: without limiting who is a parent of an individual for the purposes of subsection (1), someone is a parent of an individual if the individual is his or her child because of the definition of child in this subsection.
relative of an individual (the first individual) means a grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece of the first individual and for this purpose, relationships to the first individual may also be traced to or through another individual who is:
 (a) a de facto partner of the first individual; or
 (b) the child of the first individual because of the definition of child in this subsection.
sibling of an individual includes:
 (a) a half‑brother, half‑sister, adoptive brother, adoptive sister, step‑brother, step‑sister, foster‑brother and foster‑sister of the individual; and
 (b) another individual if a relationship referred to in paragraph (a) can be traced through a parent of either or both of the individuals.
stepchild: without limiting who is a stepchild of an individual, someone is a stepchild of an individual if he or she would be the individual's stepchild except that the individual is not legally married to the individual's de facto partner.