Acts Interpretation Act 1901

PART 2 - DEFINITIONS  

SECTION 2D  

2D   REFERENCES TO DE FACTO PARTNERS  

For the purposes of a provision of an Act that is a provision in which de facto partner has the meaning given by this Act, a person is the de facto partner of another person (whether of the same sex or a different sex) if:

(a) the person is in a registered relationship with the other person under section 2E ; or

(b) the person is in a de facto relationship with the other person under section 2F .