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4 LEAVEbasis although not legally married to that staff member; orc) a child or an adult child (including an adopted child, a stepchild, a foster child oran ex nuptial child), parent (including a foster parent and legal guardian),grandparent, grandchild or sibling of the staff member or spouse or de factospouse of the staff member; ord) a same sex partner who lives with the staff member as the de facto partner ofthat staff member on a bona fide domestic basis; ore) a relative of the staff member who is a member of the same household, wherefor the purposes of this paragraph:i) "relative" means a person related by blood, marriage, affinity orAboriginal kinship structures;ii) "affinity" means a relationship that one spouse, because of marriage,has to blood relatives of the other; andiii) "household" means a family group living in the same domesticdwelling.4.4.3.2 Short term temporary and casual staff members are entitled to not be available toattend work, or to leave work, if they need to care for a family member described inSection 4.4.3.1 above who:is sick and requires care and support, orrequires care due to an unexpected emergency, or the birth of a child.The staff member is not entitled to any payment for the period of non-attendance.4.4.3.3 The staff member shall, wherever practicable, give the principal notice prior to theabsence of the absence. If it is not reasonably practicable to give the principal ornominee prior notice, the staff member must, as soon as reasonably practicableduring the first day of such absence, inform the principal or nominee of theirinability to attend for duty.4.4.3.4 The principal and the staff member should discuss the period for which the employeewill be entitled to not be available to attend work, the reasons for taking suchabsence, the name of the person requiring care and that person's relationship to thestaff member. In the absence of agreement about the length of the absence, the staffmember is entitled to not be available to attend work for up to 48 hours (i.e. twodays) per occasion.4.4.3.5 The staff member shall, if required,a) establish either by production of a medical certificate or statutory declaration, theillness of the person concerned and that the illness is such as to require care byanother person, orb) establish by production of documentation acceptable to the Director-General or astatutory declaration, the nature of the emergency and that such emergencyresulted in the person concerned requiring care by the employee.Handbook for non teaching staff in schools 2007 Page 4 - 23