(c) a person who has one or both parents in common with the person;
(d) a child of the person;
(e) a child of, or a parent of, the spouse of the person;
(f) a grandparent of the person;
(g) an aunt or uncle of the person;
(h) an adult of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent who is related to the person according to Aboriginal kinship rules or Torres Strait Islander kinship rules (as the case requires);
(i) any other carer or close friend who provides on-going personal support to the person, whether or not the other person is biologically related to the person;
enduring guardian means a person appointed as an enduring guardian under Part 5 ;
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 21 of 2023, s. 5, Applied:01 Sep 2024]financial matter, in relation to a person, means any matter relating to the estate of the person including the income, assets, debts, liabilities, real property, personal property and financial affairs of the person, and includes any legal matter that relates to the property or finances of the person;
(a) an external examination of the genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts; and
(b) an internal examination of a body cavity other than the mouth; and
(c) the taking of a sample of pubic hair; and
(d) the taking of a sample by swab or washing from the external genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts; and
(e) the taking of a sample by vacuum suction, by scraping or by lifting by tape from the external genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts; and
(f) the taking of a sample by swab or washing from a body cavity other than the mouth; and
(g) the taking of an X-ray of a part of the body; and
(h) the taking of a dental impression; and
(i) the taking of a photograph of, or an impression or cast from, the external genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts; and
(a) the use of legal services for the person’s benefit; and
(b) bringing or defending a legal proceeding or hearing in a court, tribunal or other body on behalf of the person, including settling a claim before or after a legal proceeding or hearing starts;
medical or dental treatment or treatment means –
(a) medical treatment (including any medical or surgical procedure, operation or examination and any prophylactic, palliative or rehabilitative care) normally carried out by, or under, the supervision of a medical practitioner; or
(b) dental treatment (including any dental procedure, operation or examination) normally carried out by or under the supervision of a dentist; or
(c) any other act declared by the regulations to be medical or dental treatment for the purposes of this Act –
but does not include –
(d) any non-intrusive examination made for diagnostic purposes (including a visual examination of the mouth, throat, nasal cavity, eyes or ears); or
(e) first-aid medical or dental treatment; or
(f) the administration of a pharmaceutical drug for the purpose, and in accordance with the dosage level, recommended in the manufacturer's instructions (if the drug is one for which a prescription is not required and which is normally self-administered); or
(g) any other kind of treatment that is declared by the regulations not to be medical or dental treatment for the purposes of this Act;
(d) an external examination of a part of the body, other than the external genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts, that requires the touching of the body or the removal of clothing; and
(e) an internal examination of the mouth; and
(f) the taking of a sample of hair other than pubic hair; and
(g) the taking of a sample from a nail or under a nail; and
(h) the taking of a sample by swab or washing from any external part of the body other than the genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts; and
(i) the taking of a sample by vacuum suction, by scraping or by lifting by tape from any external part of the body other than the genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts; and
(j) the taking of a handprint, fingerprint, footprint or toeprint; and
(k) the taking of a photograph of a person or an external part of a person other than the external genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts; and
(l) the taking of an impression or cast from a part of the body other than the genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts; and
but does not include an intrusion into any body cavity of a person other than the mouth;
non-regenerative tissue means tissue that, after injury or removal, is not replaced in the body of a living person by natural processes of growth or repair;
(a) where and with whom the person lives, whether permanently or temporarily;
(b) who may contact (whether by post, telephone, or electronic or other means) or visit the person, including –
(i) restrictions on contact with the person or visits to the person that are necessary to promote the personal and social well-being of the person; and
(ii) the prohibition on contact with, or visits to, the person by any person if that contact or those visits would have an adverse effect on the person;
(c) the provision of care services to the person;
(d) what education, training or work the person undertakes;
(e) except as provided under Parts 5A and 6 , consenting to or refusing or withdrawing consent to the provision of health care or medical or dental treatment to the person;
(f) except as provided under Part 6A , consenting to or refusing or withdrawing consent to the conduct of health and medical research in relation to the person;
(g) any legal matter that relates to the personal affairs of the person;
person responsible has the meaning given by section 4 ;
(a) any treatment that is intended, or is reasonably likely, to have the effect of rendering permanently infertile the person on whom it is carried out; or
(b) termination of pregnancy; or
(c) any removal of non-regenerative tissue for the purposes of transplantation; or
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2021, s. 5, Applied:21 Nov 2022]State authority means a body or authority, whether incorporated or not, which is established or constituted by or under an Act or under the Royal Prerogative, where the body or authority or its governing authority, wholly or partly comprises a person or persons appointed by the Governor, a Minister or another such body or authority;