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4 LEAVE4.6 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE LEAVE, SICK LEAVE TO CARE FORA FAMILY MEMBER AND FLEXIBLE USE OF OTHER LEAVEENTITLEMENTS4.6.1 DEFINITIONSThe definition of "family" and "relative" for these purposes is as follows:a) a spouse of the staff member; orb) a de facto spouse being a person of the opposite sex to the staff member who lives withthe staff member as her husband or his wife on a bona fide domestic basis although notlegally married to that staff member; orc) a child or an adult child (including an adopted child, a stepchild, a foster child or an exnuptial child), parent (including a foster parent and legal guardian), grandparent,grandchild or sibling of the staff member or spouse or de facto spouse of the staffmember; ord) a same sex partner who lives with the staff member as the de facto partner of that staffmember on a bona fide domestic basis; ore) a relative of the staff member who is a member of the same household, where for thepurposes of this paragraph:i) "relative" means a person related by blood, marriage, affinity or Aboriginal kinshipstructures;ii) "affinity" means a relationship that one spouse, because of marriage, has to bloodrelatives of the other; andiii) "household" means a family group living in the same domestic dwelling.4.6.2 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE LEAVE – GENERAL4.6.2.1 The Director-General shall, in the case of emergencies or in personal or domesticcircumstances, grant to a permanent or long term temporary staff member some orall of the available family and community service leave on full pay.4.6.2.2 Such cases may include but not be limited to the following:a) compassionate grounds – such as the death or illness of a close member of thefamily or a member of the staff member's household;b) emergency accommodation matters up to one day – such as attendance at courtas defendant in an eviction action, arranging accommodation, or when requiredto remove furniture and effects;c) emergency or weather conditions – such as when flood, fire, snow or disruptionto utility services etc. threaten a staff member’s property and/or prevent a staffmember from reporting for duty;d) attending to family responsibilities – such as citizenship ceremonies, parent/staffmember interviews or attending child's school for other reasons;e) attendance at court by a staff member to answer a charge for a criminal offence,Handbook for non teaching staff in schools 2007 Page 4 - 33