Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION ACT 2015 - SECT 6

    (1)     A parent of a child is the child's father, mother or any other person who has parental responsibility for the child.

    (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.

    (3)     A parent of an Aboriginal child includes a person who is regarded as a parent of the child under Aboriginal customary law or Aboriginal tradition.

    (4)     In this section:

"Aboriginal child" means a child who is:

        (a)     a descendant of the Aboriginal people of Australia; or

        (b)     a descendant of the indigenous inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands.

"Aboriginal" customary law means:

        (a)     customary law of the Aboriginal people of Australia; or

        (b)     customary law of the indigenous inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands.

"Aboriginal" tradition means:

        (a)     tradition of the Aboriginal people of Australia; or

        (b)     tradition of the indigenous inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands.