Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 1/7)
Character Range: 35895–38662

5  Family relationships definitions—children
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
adopted child means a young person adopted under the law of any place, whether in Australia or not, relating to the adoption of children.
child: without limiting who is a child of a person for the purposes of this Act, someone is the child of a person if he or she is a child of the person within the meaning of the Family Law Act 1975.
dependent child has the meaning given by subsections (2) to (8A).
independent, in Parts 2.11, 2.11B, 3.4A, 3.4B, 3.5 and 3.7, has the meaning given in section 1067A.
main supporter of a secondary pupil child has the meaning given by section 5G.
parent means:
 (a) (except in Part 2.11, section 592L, subsection 1067A(10L) and the Youth Allowance Rate Calculator in section 1067G):
 (i) in relation to a person (the relevant person), other than an adopted child—a natural parent or relationship parent of the relevant person; or
 (ii) in relation to an adopted child—an adoptive parent of the child; or
 (b) in Part 2.11, section 592L, subsection 1067A(10L) and the Youth Allowance Rate Calculator in section 1067G, in relation to a person (relevant person):
 (i) a natural parent, adoptive parent or relationship parent of the relevant person with whom the relevant person normally lives; or
 (ii) if a parent referred to in subparagraph (b)(i) is a member of a couple and normally lives with the other member of the couple—the other member of the couple; or
 (iii) any other person (other than the relevant person's partner) on whom the relevant person is wholly or substantially dependent; or
 (iv) if none of the preceding paragraphs applies—the natural parent, adoptive parent or relationship parent of the relevant person with whom the relevant person last lived.
prescribed educational scheme means:
 (b) the ABSTUDY Scheme; or
 (ca) a Student Financial Supplement Scheme; or
 (e) the Veterans' Children Education Scheme; or
 (ea) the scheme to provide education and training under section 258 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act; or
 (f) the Post‑Graduate Awards Scheme.
Note: For paragraph (ca), an application under the Student Financial Supplement Scheme cannot be made in respect of a year, or a part of a year, that begins on or after the day on which the Student Assistance Legislation Amendment Act 2006 receives the Royal Assent (see subsection 1061ZY(2)).
prescribed student child has the meaning given by subsection (11).
principal carer, of 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: