Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00186:section:4:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00186
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 6/9)
Character Range: 25830–28413

person stands in the position of a parent; or
 (c) a person who stands in the position of a parent to the other person.
relevant authority means:
 (a) in relation to an employee by whom or in respect of whom a defence‑related claim has been made, and in relation to dependants of the employee—the MRCC; or
 (b) in relation to liability to pay an amount, a debt being due or the receipt of an amount—the Commonwealth.
relevant money has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
relevant period means the period calculated under section 9.
retirement savings account means a retirement savings account within the meaning of the Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997.
Secretary means Secretary of the Department.
significant degree has the meaning given by subsection 5B(3).
spouse includes:
 (a) in relation to an employee or a deceased employee—a person who is, or immediately before the employee's death was, a de facto partner of the employee; and
 (b) in relation to an employee or a deceased employee who is or was a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia or a descendant of indigenous inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands—a person who is or was recognised as the employee's husband, wife or spouse by the custom prevailing in the tribe or group to which the employee belongs or belonged.
SRC Act means the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.
stepchild: without limiting who is a stepchild of a person for the purposes of this Act, someone who is a child of a de facto partner of the person is the stepchild of the person if he or she would be the person's stepchild except that the 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 Act, someone who is a de facto partner of a parent of the person is the step‑parent of the person if he or she would be the person's step‑parent except that he or she is not legally married to the person's parent.
substantial interest, in relation to a body corporate, means an interest (other than a controlling interest) in the body corporate that enables the person holding the interest to cast, or control the casting of, a number of votes at a general meeting of the body corporate that is equal to or greater than the number of votes which may be cast, or whose casting may be controlled, by any other single person.
suitable employment, in relation to an employee who has suffered an injury in respect of which compensation is payable under this Act, means:
 (a) in the case of an employee