Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2007A00173:clause:1_5e
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2007A00173
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 5E
Character Range: 4690–5443

5E  Relatives (other than parents)

  A person is a relative (other than a parent) of a child if:
 (a) the person is not the child's natural parent, adoptive parent or step‑parent; and
 (b) any of the following apply to the person:
 (i) the person is related to the child by blood, adoption or marriage;
 (ii) if the child is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child who has traditional Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander kinship ties—the person is related to the child under Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander kinship rules;
 (iii) if the child is a member of a community that accepts relationships other than those referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) as kinship ties—the person is accepted by the community to be related to the child.