ADOPTION AMENDMENT ACT 2012 (NO. 15 OF 2012) - SECT 4

ADOPTION AMENDMENT ACT 2012 (NO. 15 OF 2012) - SECT 4

4 .         Section 4 amended

        (1)         In section 4(1) delete the definitions of:

carer

relative

        (2)         In section 4(1) insert in alphabetical order:

        carer , in relation to a child, means a person with whom the child lives and who, either alone or jointly with another person, has the daily care of the child;

        Class 1 offence has the meaning given in the Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004 section 7(1);

        Class 2 offence has the meaning given in the Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004 section 7(2);

        conviction has the meaning given in the Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004 section 8;

        pending charge has the meaning given in the Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004 section 4;

        relative , in relation to a person, means the person’s —

            (a)         grandparent; or

            (b)         sibling; or

            (c)         uncle or aunt,

        whether the relationship is of the whole or half blood, established by, or traced through, marriage, a written law or a natural relationship;

        (3)         In section 4(1) in the definition of Australian citizen delete “ Australian Citizenship Act 1948 of the Commonwealth;” and insert:

                Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Commonwealth);

        (4)         In section 4(1) in the definition of birth parent delete paragraph (b) and insert:

            (b)         the father, or a parent under the Artificial Conception Act 1985 section 6A, of the child or adoptee;