sec.11Who is a parent

### sec.11 Who is a parent A parent of a child is the child’s mother, father or someone else (other than the chief executive) having or exercising parental responsibility for the child. However, a person standing in the place of a parent of a child on a temporary basis is not a parent of the child. A parent of an Aboriginal child includes a person who, under Aboriginal tradition, is regarded as a parent of the child. A parent of a Torres Strait Islander child includes a person who, under Island custom, is regarded as a parent of the child. A reference in this Act to the parents of a child or to 1 of the parents of a child is, if the child has only 1 parent, a reference to the parent. See also schedule 3 , definition parent , paragraph (a) . s 11 amd 2010 No. 33 s 11 ; 2022 No. 7 s 16 (sec.11-ssec.1) A parent of a child is the child’s mother, father or someone else (other than the chief executive) having or exercising parental responsibility for the child. (sec.11-ssec.2) However, a person standing in the place of a parent of a child on a temporary basis is not a parent of the child. (sec.11-ssec.3) A parent of an Aboriginal child includes a person who, under Aboriginal tradition, is regarded as a parent of the child. (sec.11-ssec.4) A parent of a Torres Strait Islander child includes a person who, under Island custom, is regarded as a parent of the child. (sec.11-ssec.5) A reference in this Act to the parents of a child or to 1 of the parents of a child is, if the child has only 1 parent, a reference to the parent. See also schedule 3 , definition parent , paragraph (a) .