Family Violence Protection Act 2008

For the purposes of this Act, a relative of a person—

means any of the following, whether of the whole blood or half-blood or by marriage, and whether or not the relationship depends on adoption of the person—

the person's father, mother, grandfather or grandmother;

the person's son, daughter, grandson or granddaughter;

the person's brother or sister;

the person's uncle or aunt;

the person's nephew or niece;

the person's cousin; and

for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person—includes a person who, under Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander tradition or contemporary social practice, is the person's relative.

For domestic partners, a relative includes a person who would be a relative if the domestic partners were married to each other.