Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsAn applicant for a visa is an orphan relative of another person who is an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen if:
(a) the applicant:
(i) has not turned 18; and
(ii) does not have a spouse or de facto partner; and
(iii) is a relative of that other person; and
(b) the applicant cannot be cared for by either parent because each of them is either dead, permanently incapacitated or of unknown whereabouts; and
(c) there is no compelling reason to believe that the grant of a visa would not be in the best interests of the applicant.