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STATUTES AMENDMENT (DOMESTIC PARTNERS) ACT 2006 (NO 43 OF 2006) - SECT 170

STATUTES AMENDMENT (DOMESTIC PARTNERS) ACT 2006 (NO 43 OF 2006) - SECT 170

170—Amendment of section 54—Interpretation

        (1)         Section 54—before the definition of "health product" insert:

"domestic partner" means a person who is a domestic partner within the meaning of the Family Relationships Act 1975 , whether declared as such under that Act or not;

        (2)         Section 54, definition of "prescribed relative —after "spouse," insert:

domestic partner,

        (3)         Section 54, definitions of "putative spouse" and "spouse"—delete the definitions and substitute:

"spouse"—a person is the spouse of another if they are legally married.