Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 - SECT 11A

                   In forming an opinion for the purposes of this Act whether 2 people are living together in a de facto relationship, regard is to be had to all the circumstances of the relationship including, in particular, the following matters:

                     (a)  the financial aspects of the relationship, including:

                              (i)  any joint ownership of real estate or other major assets and any joint liabilities; and

                             (ii)  any significant pooling of financial resources especially in relation to major financial commitments; and

                            (iii)  any legal obligations owed by one person in respect of the other person; and

                            (iv)  the basis of any sharing of day‑to‑day household expenses;

                     (b)  the nature of the household, including:

                              (i)  any joint responsibility for providing care or support of children; and

                             (ii)  the living arrangements of the people; and

                            (iii)  the basis on which responsibility for housework is distributed;

                     (c)  the social aspects of the relationship, including:

                              (i)  whether the people hold themselves out as being in a de facto relationship with each other; and

                             (ii)  the assessment of friends and regular associates of the people about the nature of their relationship; and

                            (iii)  the basis on which the people make plans for, or engage in, joint social activities;

                     (d)  any sexual relationship between the people;

                     (e)  the nature of the people's commitment to each other, including:

                              (i)  the length of the relationship; and

                             (ii)  the nature of any companionship and emotional support that the people provide to each other; and

                            (iii)  whether the people consider that the relationship is likely to continue indefinitely; and

                            (iv)  whether the people see their relationship as a de facto relationship.