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3 Interpretation
(1)
A reference in this Act to a married woman includes a reference to a woman who is living with a man as his de facto partner.
(2)
A reference (however expressed) in this Act to the husband or wife of a person —
(a)
is, in a case where the person is in a de facto relationship with a person of the opposite sex, a reference to the person’s de facto partner; and
(b)
does not, in that case, include a reference to the spouse (if any) to whom the person is actually married.
(3)
In this Act —
artificial fertilisation procedure has the meaning given by the Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991.
[Section 3 amended: No. 3 of 2002 s. 24.]
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