CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 14 Who is a significant person for a child or young person?
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 14
Who is a significant person for a child or young person?In this Act:
"significant person", for a child or young person, means a person, (other than a family member) who the child or young person, a family member of the child or young person or the director-general considers is significant in the child's or young person's life.
Examples—people who may be significant people
1 a father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law of a young person
2 a long-term friend of a child or young person
3 a person who normally lives with the child or young person
4 a domestic partner of a young person
5 a domestic partner of a parent of a child or young person
6 a boyfriend or girlfriend of a young person
7 a person who has responsibility for the child or young person in accordance with the cultural traditions and customs of the child's or young person's community