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GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS ACT 2016 - SECT 7 Meaning of relative

GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS ACT 2016 - SECT 7

Meaning of relative

    (1)     Each of the following is a relative of an adult:

        (a)     a spouse or de facto partner;

        (b)     a child;

        (c)     a stepchild;

        (d)     a parent;

        (e)     a foster parent;

        (f)     a brother or sister;

        (g)     a grandparent;

        (h)     an uncle or aunt;

            (i)     a nephew or niece;

        (j)     a person who is related to the adult in accordance with customary law or tradition (including Aboriginal customary law or tradition).

    (2)     For subsection (1)(f), a brother or sister of an adult includes:

        (a)     a half-brother or half-sister; and

        (b)     a person who was adopted by one or both of the adult's parents.