sec.16Meaning of parent

### sec.16 Meaning of parent A parent , of a child, means— the child’s mother or father; and anyone else, other than the chief executive (child protection), having or exercising parental responsibility for the child. However, a parent of a child does not include— a person standing in the place of a parent of the child on a temporary basis; or an approved foster carer for the child; or an approved kinship carer for 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. In this section— approved foster carer see the Child Protection Act 1999 , schedule 3 . approved kinship carer see the Child Protection Act 1999 , schedule 3 . (sec.16-ssec.1) A parent , of a child, means— the child’s mother or father; and anyone else, other than the chief executive (child protection), having or exercising parental responsibility for the child. (sec.16-ssec.2) However, a parent of a child does not include— a person standing in the place of a parent of the child on a temporary basis; or an approved foster carer for the child; or an approved kinship carer for the child. (sec.16-ssec.3) A parent of an Aboriginal child includes a person who, under Aboriginal tradition, is regarded as a parent of the child. (sec.16-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.16-ssec.5) In this section— approved foster carer see the Child Protection Act 1999 , schedule 3 . approved kinship carer see the Child Protection Act 1999 , schedule 3 . - (a) the child’s mother or father; and - (b) anyone else, other than the chief executive (child protection), having or exercising parental responsibility for the child. - (a) a person standing in the place of a parent of the child on a temporary basis; or - (b) an approved foster carer for the child; or - (c) an approved kinship carer for the child.