Section 131A — Crimes Act 1961: Dependent family member defined

131A Dependent family member defined (1) For the purposes of section 131 , one person is a dependent family member of another person— (a) if the other person has power or authority over him or her, and is— (i) his or her parent, step-parent, foster parent, guardian, uncle, or aunt; or (ii) a parent, step-parent, or foster parent of a person described in subparagraph (i) ; or (iii) a child of his or her parent or step-parent; or (iv) the spouse or de facto partner of a person described in subparagraph (i) or subparagraph (ii) or subparagraph (iii) ; or (b) if they are members of the same family, whanau, or other culturally recognised family group, and the other person— (i) is not a person referred to in paragraph (a) ; but (ii) has a responsibility for, or significant role in, his or her care or upbringing; or (c) if he or she is living with the other person as a member of the other person's family, and the other person is not a person referred to in paragraph (a) , but has— (i) power or authority over him or her; and (ii) a responsibility for, or significant role in, his or her care or upbringing. (2) In subsection (1) ,— aunt , in relation to a person, includes a half-sister of one of the person's parents foster parent includes a former foster parent guardian — (a) means guardian by virtue of the Guardianship Act 1968 or the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 ; and (b) includes a former guardian step-parent includes a former step-parent uncle , in relation to a person, includes a half-brother of one of the person's parents. Section 131A was inserted, as from 20 May 2005, by section 7 Crimes Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 41).