STATUTES AMENDMENT (DOMESTIC PARTNERS) ACT 2006 (NO 43 OF 2006) - SECT 214

STATUTES AMENDMENT (DOMESTIC PARTNERS) ACT 2006 (NO 43 OF 2006) - SECT 214

214—Amendment of section 17—Duty of Council members with respect to conflict of interest

        (1)         Section 17(8)—delete "the member's spouse, or a relative of the member," and substitute:

a relative of the member

        (2)         Section 17(10)—delete subsection (10) and substitute:

        (10)         In this section—

"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;

"relative" of a member means the spouse, domestic partner, parent or remoter linear ancestor, son, daughter or remoter issue or brother or sister of the member;

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