Clause 2

replace the definition of “child” with —“ “child”, for a person, means the person’s child who is of or above 21 years of age, and includes an illegitimate child, an adopted child or a stepchild of the person;”;

after the definition of “Commissioner”, insert —“ “conciliation officer” means —

where the Commissioner conducts any conciliation under this Act — the Commissioner; or

any person designated by the Commissioner to conduct any conciliation under this Act;“destitute person” means a destitute person, as defined in section 2(1) of the Destitute Persons Act 1989, who is admitted, or temporarily admitted, into a welfare home under that Act;“mediator” means any person appointed as a mediator under section 13(12);“protector” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Vulnerable Adults Act 2018;“record or purported record of abandonment, abuse or neglect”, for a person, means any record against or relating to the person that is prescribed to be a record or purported record of the person’s abandonment, abuse or neglect of a child of the person;”;

in the definition of “Tribunal”, replace the full‑stop at the end with a semi‑colon; and

after the definition of “Tribunal”, insert —“ “vulnerable adult” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Vulnerable Adults Act 2018;“welfare home” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Destitute Persons Act 1989.”.