4AAClose family member

#### 4AA Close family member (1) A close family member of a person is: (a) the person’s spouse or de facto partner; or (b) a parent, step‑parent or grandparent of the person; or (c) a child, stepchild or grandchild of the person; or (d) a brother, sister, stepbrother or stepsister of the person; or (e) a guardian or carer of the person. > Note: De facto partner, parent and child are defined in subsection 4(1). (2) For the purposes of, and without limiting, subsection (1): (a) if one person is the child of another person because of the definition of child, relationships traced to or through the person are to be determined on the basis that the person is the child of the other person; and (b) someone is the stepchild, stepbrother, stepsister or step‑parent of another person if this would be the case except that 2 persons who are each other’s de facto partner are not legally married.