Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts Australian Capital Territory Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) For this Act, "relevant person", in relation to a person (the "original person") means—
(a) a domestic partner or former domestic partner of the original person; or
Note A domestic partner need not be an adult (see Legislation Act
, s 169).
(b) a relative of the original person; or
(c) a child of a domestic partner or former domestic partner of the original person; or
(d) a parent of a child of the original person; or
(e) someone who is or has been in a relevant relationship with the original person.
(2) In this section:
"relevant relationship" means an intimate relationship between 2 people other than a domestic partnership.
Note For the meaning of domestic partnership , see the Legislation Act
, s 169. It includes a civil union or civil partnership.
(3) For subsection (2), factors that indicate whether there is an intimate relationship between 2 people include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) the extent to which each is personally dependent on the other;
(b) the extent to which each is financially dependent on the other (including any arrangements for financial support);
(c) the length of the relationship;
(d) if there is, or has been, a sexual relationship;
(e) the extent to which each is involved in, or knows about, the other's personal life;
(f) the degree of mutual commitment to a shared life;
(g) if the 2 people share care or support for children or other dependents.
(4) Also for subsection (2)—
(a) an intimate relationship may exist between people although they are not, or have not been, members of the same household; and
(b) an intimate relationship is not taken to exist between people only because one of them provides a service for the other—
(i) for fee or reward; or
(ii) on behalf of another person (including a government or corporation); or
(iii) on behalf of an organisation the principal objects or purposes of which are charitable or benevolent.