Queensland Consolidated Acts

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT 2012 - SECT 16

16 Meaning of parent

(1) A
"parent" , of a child, means—

(a) the child’s mother or father; and

(b) anyone else, other than the chief executive (child protection), having or exercising parental responsibility for the child.

(2) However, a parent of a child does not include—

(a) a person standing in the place of a parent of the child on a temporary basis; or

(b) an approved foster carer for the child; or

(c) an approved kinship carer for the child.

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

(4) A parent of a Torres Strait Islander child includes a person who, under Island custom, is regarded as a parent of the child.

(5) In this section—

"approved foster carer" see the Child Protection Act 1999 , schedule 3 .

"approved kinship carer" see the Child Protection Act 1999 , schedule 3 .