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Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
7BMeaning of eligible carer
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#### 7B Meaning of eligible carer
(1) In this Act, eligible carer, in relation to a child, means a person who has at least shared care of the child.
(2) Despite subsection (1), if:
(a) a person cares for a child; and
(b) the person is neither a parent nor a legal guardian of the child; and
(c) a parent or legal guardian of the child has indicated that he or she does not consent to the person caring for the child;
then the person is not an eligible carer in relation to the child unless it would be unreasonable in the circumstances for a parent or legal guardian of the child to care for the child.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), it is unreasonable for a parent or legal guardian to care for a child if:
(a) the Registrar is satisfied that there has been extreme family breakdown; or
(b) the Registrar is satisfied that there is a serious risk to the child’s physical or mental wellbeing from violence or sexual abuse in the home of the parent or legal guardian concerned.