Definitions of certain domestic relationships
19A Definitions of certain domestic relationships
In any Act:
spouse, of a person, means:
(a) a person to whom the person is validly married under the Marriage Act 1961 of the Commonwealth; or
(b) if the person is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander – an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander to whom the person is married according to the customs and traditions of the particular community of Aboriginals or Torres Strait Islanders with which either person identifies.
(2) In any Act, marriage, husband, wife, widow and widower have the meanings that correspond with the meaning of spouse.
(3) In any Act, de facto partner and de facto relationship have the meanings in section 3(1) of the De Facto Relationships Act.
In any Act:
stepchild, of a person, means a child who is:
(a) if the person is married – a child of the person's spouse but not a child of the person; or
(b) if the person is in a de facto relationship – a child of the person's de facto partner but not a child of the person.
(5) In any Act, a reference to a step-relative of a person is read as having the meaning that corresponds with the meaning of stepchild.
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