Victorian Current Acts

CRIMES ACT 1958 - SECT 50A

In this Subdivision—

"child", in relation to a person, means—

        (a)     the person's child by birth; or

        (b)     the person's genetic child; or

        (c)     the person's child by operation of the Adoption Act 1984 ; or

        (d)     the person's child by operation of the Status of Children Act 1974 ;

"half-sibling", in relation to a person, means a person who shares a common parent with the person;

"lineal ancestor", in relation to a person, means a lineal ancestor of the person's parent;

"lineal descendant", in relation to a person, means a lineal descendant of the person's child;

"parent", in relation to a person, means—

        (a)     the person's birth parent; or

        (b)     the person's genetic parent; or

        (c)     the person's parent by operation of the Adoption Act 1984 ; or

        (d)     the person's parent by operation of the Status of Children Act 1974 ;

"sibling", in relation to a person, means a person who has the same parents as the person;

"step-parent", in relation to a person, means the spouse or domestic partner of the person's parent, being a person who is not the person's parent.

S. 50B inserted by No. 47/2016 s. 16.