Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Section 86 does not prevent the grant of a visa to a person who applied for it on the ground that he or she is the spouse, de facto partner or dependent child of:
(a) an Australian citizen; or
(b) the holder of a permanent visa that is in effect; or
(c) a person who is usually resident in Australia and whose continued presence in Australia is not subject to a limitation as to time imposed by law.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a child of a person is a dependent child if the child:
(a) does not have a spouse or de facto partner; and
(b) either:
(i) is under 18; or
(ii) is 18, 19 or 20 and is dependent on the person for:
(A) financial and psychological support; or
(B) physical support.