# Parent and child

> reg-1.14A — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

1.14A Parent and child
          (1) A reference in these Regulations to a parent includes a step-parent.
          (2) For subsection 5CA(2) of the Act, if a child has been adopted under formal
              adoption arrangements mentioned in paragraph 1.04(1)(a) or (b) by a person or
              persons (the adoptive parent or parents):
                (a) the child is taken to be the child of the adoptive parent or parents; and
               (b) the child is taken not to be the child of any other person (including a person
                    who had been the child’s parent or adoptive parent before the adoption).
               Note 1:   A child cannot have more than 2 parents (other than step-parents) unless the child has
                         been adopted under arrangements mentioned in paragraph 1.04(1)(c).
               Note 2:   Parent is defined in subsection 5(1) of the Act, and child is defined in section 5CA of
                         the Act.