sec.53Who is a parent

### sec.53 Who is a parent A parent of a child is the child’s mother, father or someone else, other than the chief executive (child safety), having or exercising parental responsibility for the child. However, a person standing in the place of a parent of a child on a temporary basis is not a parent of 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. (sec.53-ssec.1) A parent of a child is the child’s mother, father or someone else, other than the chief executive (child safety), having or exercising parental responsibility for the child. (sec.53-ssec.2) However, a person standing in the place of a parent of a child on a temporary basis is not a parent of the child. (sec.53-ssec.3) A parent of an Aboriginal child includes a person who, under Aboriginal tradition, is regarded as a parent of the child. (sec.53-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.