Family Proceedings Amendment Act 2001

7 New section 60 substituted

• The principal Act is amended by repealing section 60, and substituting the following section:

  “60 Interpretation

  • “(1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, de facto partner and de facto relationship have the same meaning as in section 2 of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976.

    “(2) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, child of the de facto relationship,—

    • “(a) means a child of both de facto partners; and

    • “(b) includes, in relation to any proceedings under this Part, a child (whether or not a child of either de facto partner) who was a member of the family of the de facto partners at the time when they ceased to live together or at the time immediately before the institution of the proceedings, whichever occurred first.

    “(3) In this Part,—

    • “(a) a reference to a marriage includes a reference to a void marriage; and

    • “(b) a reference to the dissolution of a marriage includes a reference to an order declaring a marriage to be void ab initio.

    “Compare: 1963 No 71 s 48; 1968 No 62 s 35(3).”