1In this Act
“adult” means a person who has reached the age of majority;(adulte)
“associated person” means an adult, excluding an operator, staff member and person receiving services in a community placement resource, who
(personne associée)
(a)
resides in a community placement resource, or
(b)
has frequent contact with a person residing in a community placement resource by virtue of the adult’s relationship with the operator or a staff member;
“best interests of the child” Repealed: 2023, c.36, s.13
“child” Repealed: 2023, c.36, s.13
“child in care” Repealed: 2023, c.36, s.13
“cohabit” means to live together in a family relationship;(cohabiter)
“common-law partner” means a person who cohabits in a conjugal relationship with another person if the persons are not married to each other;(conjoint de fait)
“consent” means a written consent to an arrangement, having been informed of, or having an understanding of, all aspects of the arrangement and its reasonable implications;(consentement)
“court” means The Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick, except where otherwise provided, and includes any judge thereof;(cour)
“custody agreement” Repealed: 2023, c.36, s.13
“custody order” Repealed: 2023, c.36, s.13
“Department” means the Department of Social Development, unless otherwise indicated;(ministère)
“disabled person” means one who, because of physical or mental impairment, including congenital or genetic abnormality, suffers absence or reduction of functional competence which substantially limits his ability to carry out normal daily activities;(personne handicapée)
“elderly person” means one who has reached the age of sixty-five years, and, in the absence of positive evidence of age, means a person who apparently has reached that age;(personne âgée)
“foster parent” Repealed: 2023, c.36, s.13
“guardian” Repealed: 2023, c.36, s.13
“guardianship agreement” Repealed: 2023, c.36, s.13
“guardianship order” Repealed: 2023, c.36, s.13
“holiday” means
(jour férié)
(a)
a holiday as defined in the
Interpretation Act,
(c)
any other day observed as a holiday within the public service of the Province;
“kin” Repealed: 2023, c.36, s.13
“kinship caregiver” Repealed: 2023, c.36, s.13
“Minister” means the Minister of Social Development;(ministre)
“Minister” Repealed: 2016, c.37, s.66
“parent” Repealed: 2023, c.36, s.13
“place” Repealed: 2023, c.36, s.13
“protective care” means a service which provides an immediate safeguard for the security of a person whom the Minister has reason to believe is a neglected adult or an abused adult;(régime de protection)
“province” means a province of Canada, and includes a territory thereof;(province)
“resources” includes financial support, personnel, equipment, facilities and any other departmental resources which the Minister may make available to a community social service agency or a community placement resource;(ressources)
“spouse” means a person who is married to another person by virtue of a legally constituted marriage, except where otherwise defined in this Act.(conjoint)
1981, c.10, s.1; 1982, c.13, s.1; 1986, c.8, s.41; 1990, c.25, s.1; 1993, c.42, s.1; 1996, c.13, s.1; 1996, c.75, s.1; 1997, c.2, s.1; 2000, c.26, s.113; 2007, c.20, s.1; 2008, c.6, s.16; 2010, c.E-0.5, s.66; 2016, c.37, s.66; 2019, c.2, s.54; 2019, c.17, s.1; 2020, c.24, s.3; 2023, c.17, s.87; 2023, c.36, s.13