Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.390Meaning of parent
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sec.390 Meaning of 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. s 390 (prev s 158) amd 2004 No. 13 s 30 sch 1 renum 2010 No. 5 s 56 (3) sch 2 amdt 80 (sec.390-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.390-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.390-ssec.3) A parent of an Aboriginal child includes a person who, under Aboriginal tradition, is regarded as a parent of the child. (sec.390-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.