New South Wales Repealed Regulations New South Wales Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
For the purposes of the definition of "responsible adult" in section 4 (1) of the Act, a person who is of or above the age of 18 years and who, in relation to a minor, belongs to one or more of the following classes of persons is, in relation to the minor, a responsible adult for the purposes of the Act:
(a) a parent, step-parent or guardian of the minor,
(b) the minor’s spouse or any person who, although not legally married to the minor, ordinarily lives with the minor as the minor’s spouse on a permanent and domestic basis,
(c) a person who is, for the time being, in loco parentis to the minor.