Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

DOMESTIC RELATIONSHIPS ACT 1994 - SECT 3A

    (1)     In this Act:

"termination agreement" means—

        (a)     an agreement between 2 people that—

              (i)     is made in contemplation of terminating a domestic relationship that exists between them or after the termination of a domestic relationship between them; and

              (ii)     makes provision with respect to financial matters; or

        (b)     such an agreement that varies a domestic relationship agreement or termination agreement;

regardless of when it is made, whether there are other parties or whether it makes provision about non-financial matters.

    (2)     However, a termination agreement is taken to be a domestic relationship agreement if—

        (a)     the termination agreement is made in contemplation of the termination of a domestic relationship; and

        (b)     the relationship is not terminated within 3 months after the day on which the agreement is made.