Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00583:section:23:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00583
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 23 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 88056–89305

following times:
 (a) if the child again comes into the adult's care at a later time—that later time;
 (b) either:
 (i) after 14 weeks pass since the child ceased to be in the adult's care; or
 (ii) if the Secretary specifies, under subsection (5A), a day that is earlier than the last day in that 14‑week period—the end of that earlier day;
 (c) if:
 (i) the adult is a parent of the child; and
 (ii) no family law order, registered parenting plan or parenting plan is in force in relation to the child; and
 (iii) the child comes into the care of the other parent at a later time;
  that later time.

Shorter qualifying period
 (5A) If the Secretary is satisfied that special circumstances exist in relation to the child, the Secretary may specify a day for the purposes of subparagraph (b)(ii) of the definition of qualifying period in subsection (5).

Parents of relationship children
 (6) If a child (other than an adopted child) is a relationship child of a person because he or she is a child of the person, and of another person, within the meaning of the Family Law Act 1975, the person and the other person are taken to be the child's only parents for the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of qualifying period in subsection (5).