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 (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

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(5) For the purposes of this Act, the relatives of a person are taken to include the following (without limitation):

(a) a partner (within the meaning of the Assessment Act) of the person;

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

(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.