FAMILY LAW ACT 1975 - SECT 60EA Definition of de facto partner

FAMILY LAW ACT 1975 - SECT 60EA

    For the purposes of this Subdivision, a person is the   de   facto   partner of another person if:

  (a)   a relationship between the person and the other person (whether of the same sex or a different sex) is registered under a law of a State or Territory prescribed for the purposes of section   2E of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 as a kind of relationship prescribed for the purposes of that section; or

  (b)   the person is in a   de   facto   relationship with the other person.