5Meaning of “relative”

#### 5 Meaning of “relative” 5 Meaning of “relative” (cf [Coroners Act 1980](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1980-027), s 4(1) and (5)) > > (1) For the purposes of this Act, a relative, in relation to a person who has or is suspected to have died, is an adult who is— > > > > > (a) the spouse of that person, a parent of that person, a person who stands in loco parentis to that person, a guardian of that person or a child of that person, or > > > > > (b) if there is no relative, as defined in paragraph (a), of that person—a brother or sister of that person. > > > (2) A reference in subsection (1)(a) to the child of a person includes, if the person was in a de facto relationship, or a domestic relationship within the meaning of the [Property (Relationships) Act 1984](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1984-147), a reference to the following— > > > > > (a) a child born as a result of sexual relations between the parties to the relationship, > > > > > (b) a child adopted by both parties, > > > > > (c) in the case of a de facto relationship between a man and a woman, a child of the woman of whom the man is the father or of whom the man is presumed, by virtue of the [Status of Children Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-076), to be the father (except where the presumption is rebutted), > > > > > (d) in the case of a de facto relationship between 2 women, a child of whom both of those women are presumed to be parents by virtue of the [Status of Children Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-076), > > > > > (e) a child for whose long-term welfare both parties have parental responsibility (within the meaning of the [Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-157)). > > > > Note. > > > > “De facto relationship” is defined in section 21C of the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015). > > > (3) A reference in subsection (1)(a) to a parent includes a reference to a party to a relationship referred to in subsection (2) of which the deceased, or suspected deceased, was by virtue of subsection (2) a child. > > **s 5:** Am 2010 No 19, Sch 3.25 \[3\].