FAMILY LAW ACT 1975 - SECT 49 Meaning of separation
FAMILY LAW ACT 1975 - SECT 49
Meaning of separation(1) The parties to a marriage may be held to have separated notwithstanding that the cohabitation was brought to an end by the action or conduct of one only of the parties.
(2) The parties to a marriage may be held to have separated and
to have lived separately and apart notwithstanding that they have continued to
reside in the same residence or that either party has rendered some household
services to the other.