South Australian Numbered Acts

STATUTES AMENDMENT (DOMESTIC PARTNERS) ACT 2006 (NO 43 OF 2006) - SECT 63

63—Amendment of section 3—Interpretation

        (1)         Section 3, definition of "dependant", (a)—after "spouse" insert:

or domestic partner

        (2)         Section 3—after the definition of "document" 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;

        (3)         Section 3, definition of "putative spouse"—delete the definition

        (4)         Section 3, definition of "spouse"—delete the definition and substitute:

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