According to section 5L of the VEA a family member, in relation to a person, means:

• the partner, father or mother of the person, or
• a sister, brother or child of the person, or
• another person who, in the Commission's opinion, should be treated as one of these relations for the purposes of this definition.

Please note, the definition of a parent is further defined in section 10A of the VEA.