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Parliament Act 2025

Salaries, allowances, expenses, and services for members and others - Purposes and interpretation - Interpretation

62: Meaning of adult dependant

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You are considered an adult dependant if you have a disability and need daily care. You must be 18 years or older and be part of the person's family. You also need to rely on them for money and not be in a relationship with someone else.

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Part 4Salaries, allowances, expenses, and services for members and others
Purposes and interpretation: Interpretation

62Meaning of adult dependant

  1. Adult dependant, in relation to a person (A), means a person who has a disability that means they require ongoing daily care and—

  2. to whom A provides ongoing care; and
    1. who is—
      1. 18 years of age or older; and
        1. maintained as a member of A’s family; and
          1. financially dependent on A; and
            1. not living with another person in a marriage, civil union, or de facto relationship.