sec.249Meaning of relative

### sec.249 Meaning of relative In this part— relative , of a person, means— a spouse, parent, sibling, child, grandparent or grandchild of the person; and for an Aboriginal person—includes a person who, under Aboriginal tradition, is regarded as a parent or child of the person; and for a Torres Strait Islander—includes a person who, under Island custom, is regarded as a parent or child of the person. In relation to a person who is a person’s spouse, see also section 9A . To remove any doubt, it is declared that a reference in this part to a relative of an adopted person or birth parent does not include a person who was the adopted person’s or birth parent’s parent, sibling, child, grandparent or grandchild before the adoption but is not his or her parent, sibling, child, grandparent or grandchild after the adoption. s 249 amd 2016 No. 57 s 44 (sec.249-ssec.1) In this part— relative , of a person, means— a spouse, parent, sibling, child, grandparent or grandchild of the person; and for an Aboriginal person—includes a person who, under Aboriginal tradition, is regarded as a parent or child of the person; and for a Torres Strait Islander—includes a person who, under Island custom, is regarded as a parent or child of the person. In relation to a person who is a person’s spouse, see also section 9A . (sec.249-ssec.2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a reference in this part to a relative of an adopted person or birth parent does not include a person who was the adopted person’s or birth parent’s parent, sibling, child, grandparent or grandchild before the adoption but is not his or her parent, sibling, child, grandparent or grandchild after the adoption. - (a) a spouse, parent, sibling, child, grandparent or grandchild of the person; and - (b) for an Aboriginal person—includes a person who, under Aboriginal tradition, is regarded as a parent or child of the person; and - (c) for a Torres Strait Islander—includes a person who, under Island custom, is regarded as a parent or child of the person.