Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - General Law Reform) Act 2008 (144 of 2008)

Schedule 11   Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

Part 4   Other amendments

Navigation Act 1912

35   At the end of section 157

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(3) The reference in paragraph (1)(b) to a relative of the testator includes a reference to the following (without limitation):

(a) a de facto partner of the testator;

(b) someone who is the child of the testator, or of whom the testator is the child, because of the definition of child in section 6;

(c) anyone else who would be a relative of the testator because someone mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) is taken to be a relative of the testator.