Regulation 1.14 — Orphan relative

1.14 Orphan relative An applicant for a visa is an orphan relative of another person who is an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen if:

(a) the applicant:

(i) has not turned 18; and

(ii) does not have a spouse or de facto partner; and

(iii) is a relative of that other person; and

(b) the applicant cannot be cared for by either parent because each of them is either dead, permanently incapacitated or of unknown whereabouts; and

(c) there is no compelling reason to believe that the grant of a visa would not be in the best interests of the applicant.