Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00203:clause:6_165c
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00203
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 6 cl 165C
Character Range: 175537–177067

165C  Meaning of other family relationship expressions for this Chapter
 (1) In this Chapter:
child: without limiting who is a child of a person for the purposes of this Chapter, a person is the child of another person if the person is a child of the other person within the meaning of the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth.
de facto partner has the meaning given by the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 of the Commonwealth.
parent: without limiting who is a parent of another person for the purposes of this Chapter, a person is the parent of another person who is the person's child because of the definition of child in this subsection.
stepchild: without limiting who is a stepchild of another person for the purposes of this Chapter, a child of a de facto partner of the other person is the stepchild of the other person if the child would be the other person's stepchild except that the other person is not legally married to the partner.
step‑parent: without limiting who is a step‑parent of a person for the purposes of this Chapter, a de facto partner of a parent of the person is the step‑parent of the person if the de facto partner would be the person's step‑parent except that the de facto partner is not legally married to the person's parent.
 (2) For the purposes of this Chapter, if one person is the child of another person because of the definition of child in subsection (1), relationships traced to or through that person are to be determined on the basis that the person is the child of the other person.