Family member defintions
Parent
Parent means:
- A person who normally lives with and has day to day care and control of the child,
- A guardian of the child.
Immediate family member
Member of the immediate family of an injured TAC client means a partner, parent, child or sibling of the injured client.
For accidents on or after 26 September 2018, a grandparent is also included as a member of the client's immediate family.
Dependent child
Your child is a "dependent child" if they are financially dependent on you and:
- under 16 years of age, or
- over 16 but under 25 years of age and a full-time student or an apprentice*.
A child who has a spouse or domestic partner cannot be a dependent child.
* Apprentice applies to accidents on or after 26 September 2018.