South Australian Numbered Acts

STATUTES AMENDMENT (DOMESTIC PARTNERS) ACT 2006 (NO 43 OF 2006) - SECT 9

9—Amendment of section 4—Interpretation

        (1)         Section 4—after the definition of "deliver" insert:

"domestic partner", in relation to a deceased person, means a person declared under the Family Relationships Act 1975 to have been the domestic partner of the deceased as at the date of his or her death;

        (2)         Section 4, definition of "lawful spouse"—delete the definition

        (3)         Section 4, definition of "putative spouse"—delete the definition

        (4)         Section 4, definition of "spouse"—delete the definition and substitute:

"spouse", in relation to a deceased person, means a person who was legally married to the deceased as at the date of his or her death;