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.