Schedule 2

Definition of relative

In force

[s. 3(1)]

[Heading amended: No. 19 of 2010 s. 4 and 58(5).]

1. Term used: relative

In this Act —

relative, in relation to a deceased person, means —

(a)

a person who immediately before the deceased’s death was —

(i)

the spouse of the deceased; or

(ii)

a de facto partner of the deceased who was living in a de facto relationship with the deceased and had been living on that basis with the deceased for at least 2 years immediately before the deceased died;

(b)

any person who was the parent, grandparent or step parent of the deceased;

(c)

any person who was a son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, stepson or stepdaughter of the deceased;

(d)

any person to whom the deceased person stood in loco parentis immediately before the death of the deceased;

(e)

any person who stood in loco parentis to the deceased person immediately before his death;

(f)

any person who was a brother, sister, half‑brother or half‑sister of the deceased person; and

(g)

any person who was a former spouse or former de facto partner of the deceased person whom the deceased was legally obliged, immediately before his or her death, to make provision for with respect to financial matters.

[Schedule 2 inserted: No. 97 of 1985 s. 9; amended: No. 28 of 2003 s. 57; No. 19 of 2010 s. 58(6).]

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