Meaning of responsible person
(1) A responsible person for an individual is: (a) a parent of the individual; or (b) a child or sibling of the individual if the child or sibling is at least 18 years old; or (c) a spouse or de facto partner of the individual; or (d) a relative of the individual if the relative is: (i) at least 18 years old; and (ii) a member of the individual’s household; or (e) a guardian of the individual; or (f) a person exercising an enduring power of attorney granted by the individual that is exercisable in relation to decisions about the individual’s health; or (g) a person who has an intimate personal relationship with the individual; or (h) a person nominated by the individual to be contacted in case of emergency. (2) In this section: child: without limiting who is a child of an individual for the purposes of subsection (1), each of the following is a child of an individual: (a) an adopted child, stepchild, exnuptial child or foster child of the individual; (b) someone who is a child of the individual within the meaning of the Family Law Act 1975. parent: without limiting who is a parent of an individual for the purposes of subsection (1), someone is a parent of an individual if the individual is his or her child because of the definition of child in this subsection. relative of an individual (the first individual) means a grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece of the first individual and for this purpose, relationships to the first individual may also be traced to or through another individual who is: (a) a de facto partner of the first individual; or (b) the child of the first individual because of the definition of child in this subsection. sibling of an individual includes: (a) a half‑brother, half‑sister, adoptive brother, adoptive sister, step‑brother, step‑sister, foster‑brother and foster‑sister of the individual; and (b) another individual if a relationship referred to in paragraph (a) can be traced through a parent of either or both of the individuals. stepchild: without limiting who is a stepchild of an individual, someone is a stepchild of an individual if he or she would be the individual’s stepchild except that the individual is not legally married to the individual’s de facto partner.
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