Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ACT - SECT 18

    (1)     A relative of a child is any of the following:

        (a)     a parent, grandparent or any other ancestor of the child;

        (b)     a step-parent of the child;

        (c)     a sibling of the child;

        (d)     an uncle or aunt of the child;

        (e)     a cousin of the child;

        (f)     a person who is related to the child in accordance with:

            (i)     any customary law or tradition applicable to the child; or

            (ii)     any contemporary custom or practice.

    (2)     To avoid doubt, a relationship covered by subsection (1) may include a relationship that arises through common ancestry, adoption, marriage, de facto relationship or any customary law or tradition.