FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS ACT 1975 - SECT 10A

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS ACT 1975 - SECT 10A

10A—Interpretation

        (1)         In this Part—

"fertilisation procedure" means—

            (a)         assisted insemination (within the meaning of the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 1988 ); or

            (b)         assisted reproductive treatment (within the meaning of the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 1988 ).

"qualifying relationship" means a marriage-like relationship between 2 people who are partners (irrespective of their sex or gender identity), and includes a relationship that is registered under the Relationships Register Act 2016 .

        (2)         A reference in this Part to the "spouse" of a woman is, where the woman has a lawful spouse but is living with another person as that person's partner on a genuine domestic basis, to be construed as a reference to the person with whom she is living and not the lawful spouse.

        (3)         For the purposes of this Part, a reference to the partner of a person in respect of a qualifying relationship means the partner comprising part of that qualifying relationship.