(1) For the purposes
of this Act —
major long-term issues , in relation to a child,
means issues about the care, welfare and development of the child of a
long-term nature and includes (but is not limited to) issues of that nature
about —
(a) the
child’s education (both current and future); and
(b) the
child’s religious and cultural upbringing; and
(c) the
child’s health; and
(d) the
child’s name; and
(e)
changes to the child’s living arrangements that make it significantly
more difficult for the child to spend time with a parent.
(2) To avoid doubt, a
decision by a parent of a child to form a relationship with a new partner is
not, of itself, a major long-term issue in relation to the child, however, the
decision will involve a major long-term issue if, for example, the
relationship with the new partner involves the parent moving to another area
and the move will make it significantly more difficult for the child to spend
time with the other parent.
[Section 7A inserted: No. 35 of 2006 s. 171.]