25Application

25 Application

(1) This Part applies if the information for disclosure relates to a homeless young person.

(2) In this Part:

homeless young person means a person:

(a) who is under 18 years; and

(b) who has sought family assistance on the ground of being a homeless person.

parent, in relation to a homeless young person, means:

(a) a natural parent, adoptive parent or relationship parent of the homeless young person with whom the homeless young person normally lived before becoming a homeless young person; or

(b) if a parent referred to in paragraph (a) is a member of a couple and normally lives with the other member of the couple — the other member of the couple; or

(c) any other person (other than the homeless young person’s partner) on whom the homeless young person was wholly or substantially dependent before becoming a homeless young person.