Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated ActsIn this part--
parent, of a child, means each of the following persons--
(a) the child's mother or father;
(b) a person in whose favour a residence order or contact order for the child is in operation under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth);
(c) a person, other than the chief executive, having custody or guardianship of the child under a law of the State or another State;
(d) if the child is in a person's custody or guardianship under this Act--
(i) the child's mother or father; and
(ii) anyone else who would be the child's parent under paragraph (b) or (c) if the child were not in the person's custody or guardianship under this Act.