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

67: Meaning of family member

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"Who is considered a family member under the law?"

You will be considered a family member of a person if you are their spouse or partner. You will also be considered a family member if you are a dependent child or an adult dependant of that person. You can be a family member if you are a caregiver who provides care or support to the person, their spouse or partner, a dependent child, or an adult dependant, and that care is necessary for the person to do their job properly. You are a caregiver to a person with a disability, or to their spouse or partner with a disability, or to a dependent child, or to an adult dependant. The care you provide must be necessary for the person to fully perform their role and functions. This means you help them so they can do their job. A family member can be someone who relies on the person for care or support, like a dependent child or an adult dependant. They can also be a spouse or partner who gets care or support from a caregiver. The caregiver must provide care that is necessary for the person to do their job.

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

67Meaning of family member

Family member, in relation to a person (A), means a person who is—
A’s spouse or partner; or
a dependent child of A; or
an adult dependant of A; or
a caregiver, to the extent that—
1. the caregiver is providing care or support to 1 or more of the following persons:
  1. A, if A has a disability:
  2. A’s spouse or partner, if the spouse or partner has a disability:
  3. a dependent child of A:
  4. an adult dependant of A; and
2. that care or support is necessary to enable A to fully perform their role and functions.