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

Schedule 6   Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Part 2   Amendments commencing on 1 July 2009

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

22D   At the end of section 5

Add:

Relatives

(4) For the purposes of section 26A and subparagraph 150(4E)(b)(ii), the relatives of a person are taken to include the following (without limitation):

(a) a partner of the person;

(b) someone who is a parent of the person, or someone of whom the person is a parent, because of the definition of parent in this section;

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