Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FAMILY LAW REFORM ACT 1995 No. 167 of 1995 - SECT 32

32. Section 79A of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by omitting from paragraph (1)(d) "welfare" and substituting "care,
welfare and development";
(b) by omitting from paragraph (1)(d) "has the custody of the child" and
substituting "has caring responsibility for the child (as defined in
subsection (1AA))";

   (c)  by inserting after subsection (1A):

"(1AA) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(d), a person has caring
responsibility for a child if:

   (a)  the person is a parent of the child with whom the child lives; or

   (b)  the person has a residence order in relation to the child; or

   (c)  the person has a specific issues order in relation to the child under
        which the person is responsible for the child's long-term or
        day-to-day care, welfare and development.".